CONSTRUCTION

(noun) drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem
"the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem"
(noun) the act of constructing something
"during the construction we had to take a detour", "his hobby was the building of boats"
synonyms : building
(noun) the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
"their main business is home construction", "workers in the building trades"
synonyms : building
(noun) a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
"the structure consisted of a series of arches", "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
synonyms : structure
(noun) the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
synonyms : mental synthesis
(noun) a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
"I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner"
synonyms : expression , grammatical construction
(noun) an interpretation of a text or action
"they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct"
synonyms : twist

Account Login

Forgot your password ?

New to Mnemonic Dictionary?