Meaning of construction | Babel Free

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1. work (usually literary or artistic)
2. The process of constructing.
   countable, uncountable
3. The process of constructing
4. Something that serves to explain or clarify:clarification, decipherment, elucidation, exegesis, explanation, explication, exposition, illumination, illustration, interpretation.
5. Anything that has been constructed.
   countable, uncountable
6. Anything that has been constructed
7. third-person singular present indicative
8. to build; to put together. They are planning to construct a new supermarket near our house; Construct a sentence containing `although'. bou, oprig, maak; saamstel; konstrueer يَبْني، يُقيم، يُشيد строя construir (z)budovat, sestavit, (vy)tvořit bauen bygge; konstruere κατασκευάζω, φτιάχνωconstruir ehitama, moodustama ساختن؛ بنا کردن rakentaa construire לִבְנוֹת बनाना podići, sagraditi (meg-, fel)épít membangun byggja, setja saman costruire 組み立てる 건설하다 (pa)statyti, konstruoti, sudaryti celt; bū...
9. The trade of building structures.
   countable, uncountable
10. The trade of building structures
11. second-person singular imperative
12. helpful; having to do with making, not with destroying. Constructive criticism tells you both what is wrong and also what to do about it. opbouend, konstruktief بَنّاء градивен construtivo konstruktivní konstruktiv konstruktiv εποικοδομητικόςconstructivo edasiviiv سازنده rakentava constructifבונה, מועיל रचनात्मक konstruktivan konstruktív konstruktif uppbyggjandi costruttivo 建設的な 건설적인 konstruktyvus konstruktīvs; radošs membantu opbouwendkonstruktiv, skapendekonstruktywny ودانوونكى construtivo ...
13. A building, model or some other structure
14. A building, model or some other structure.
    countable, uncountable
15. opbouend, konstruktief بِصورَة بَنّاءَه градивно construtivamente konstruktivně konstruktiv konstruktivt εποικοδομητικά constructivamente konstruktiivselt بطور سازنده rakentavasti de manière constructive בְּצוּרָה בּוֹנָה रचनात्मक ढंग से građevinski, konstrukcijski építően secara konstruktif uppbyggilega in maniera costruttiva 前向きに 건설적으로 konstruktyviai konstruktīvi; radoši dengan binanya positiefkonstruktivt konstruktywnie ودانوونكى له construtivamente (în mod) constructiv конструктивно konšt...
16. A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc
17. A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.
    countable, uncountable
18. a person who constructs. a constructor of bridges. bouer, konstrukteur بانِ، مِعْماري строител construtor stavitel der Erbauer fabrikant; konstruktør οικοδόμοςconstructor ehitaja سازنده rakentaja constructeur/-trice בנאי निर्माता graditelj építő pembangun smiður costruttore, costruttrice 建設者 건설자 statytojas, konstruktorius konstruktors; celtnieks pembina bouwerbyggmester, bygningsingeniørkonstruktor ودانوونكى construtor constructor конструктор staviteľ, -ka graditelj preduzimač radova konstruk...
19. The manner in which something is built.
    countable, uncountable
20. a building site. bouterrein مَوقِع بِناء парцел за строеж canteiro de obras staveniště der Bauplatz byggeplads εργοτάξιο οικοδομής obra ehitusplats مکان بنا rakennustyömaa chantier אֵזוֹר בְּנִיָה निर्माण स्थल gradilište építési terület lokasi pembangunan byggingarsvæði cantiere 建設現場 건설현장 statybos aikštelė būvlaukums tapak binaan bouwterreinbyggeplassplac budowy د بنأ ځای construção şantier строительная площадка stavenisko gradbišče gradilište byggplats สถานที่ก่อสร้าง inşaat sahası 建築工地 буді...
21. A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.
    countable, uncountable
22. a builder. bouer, bouwerker, konstruksiewerker عامِل بِناء строителен работник operário stavbař der Bauarbeiter bygningsarbejder οικοδόμος obrero de la construcción ehitustööline سازنده rakennustyöläinen ouvrier/-ière du bâtiment בנאי निर्माण मजदूर graditelj építőmunkás pekerja bangunan byggingarverkamaður edile 建設労働者 건설 노동자 statybininkas celtnieks pekerja binaan bouwvakkertømrer, bygningsarbeider budowlaniec ودانونکی operário muncitor în construcţii строитель stavbár, -ka gradbeni delavec gr...
23. The act or result of construing the meaning of something.
    countable, uncountable
24. The act or process of constructing.
25. The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.
    countable, uncountable
26. A structure, such as a building, framework, or model.
27. A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.
    countable, uncountable
28. The way in which something is built or put together: a shelter of simple construction.

Equivalents

Examples

“Construction is underway on the new bridge.”

“The engineer marvelled at his construction.”

“He had worked in construction all his life.”

“The office was a construction of steel and glass.”

“"Construction in string and clockwork" took first prize.”

“A thing of simple construction.”

“Nothing could be more business-like than the construction of the stout dams, and nothing more gently rural than the limpid lakes, with the grand old forest trees marshalled round their margins like a veteran army that had marched down to drink, only to be stricken motionless at the water’s edge.”

“American conservatives tend to favor strict construction of the Constitution.”

“He had considered sending Lucille away to stay with relations. But then people might have put the worst construction on it – might believe she had done something she shouldn't have.”

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