Dictionary Check: construction

"construction" is a valid word!

Scrabble 16 points
Words with Friends 21 points

Definition

noun

the act of constructing something

Example: "during the construction we had to take a detour"
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noun

a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit

Example: "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner"
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noun

the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought

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noun

a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts

Example: "the structure consisted of a series of arches"
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noun

drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem

Example: "the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem"
noun

an interpretation of a text or action

Example: "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct"
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