construction

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[ UK /kənstɹˈʌkʃən/ ]
[ US /kənˈstɹəkʃən/ ]

NOUN

the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
their main business is home construction
workers in the building trades
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
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
the act of constructing something
his hobby was the building of boats
during the construction we had to take a detour
the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons
the structure consisted of a series of arches
an interpretation of a text or action
they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct

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How To Use construction In A Sentence

Construction here would include offices, retail and hotels with the objective of integrating the docklands with the city centre and extending its functions to the east.
Parts of all three vases were mingled together and the position of each piece had to be painstakingly documented to aid the reconstruction. Times, Sunday Times
Faith in controlled nuclear fission is now being shown by the construction of atomic power stations.
Fishing. Tie magnets to a string, cut fish shapes out of construction paper and attach a paper clip to the fish's mouth and voila.
This construction of a new world order comes from a naïive and untraveled President, emboldened in his ignorance by advisors who have been plotting an aggressive Pax Americana ever since the Soviet bloc's collapse.
These positions are frequently referred to respectively as objectivism and constructionism.
Fourthly, pay more attention to databank construction, take communication and cooperation seriously.
Louis XIV spent 200,000 gold francs for the construction of the royal kennels at Versailles where he kenneled hunting hounds, truffle terriers and toy poodles.
Finally, this paper explains what is the spirit of Marxism which Derrida always asks us to inherit, and what is the relationship between his deconstructionism and Marxism.
Construction of subways or overbridges for foot traffic will reduce disruption of traffic.

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