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"
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"
noun
the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
noun
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
Example:
"the structure consisted of a series of arches"
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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