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