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Construction   /kənstrˈəkʃən/   Listen
Construction

noun
1.
The act of constructing something.  Synonym: building.  "His hobby was the building of boats"
2.
A group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit.  Synonyms: expression, grammatical construction.
3.
The creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought.  Synonym: mental synthesis.
4.
A thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts.  Synonym: structure.  "She wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
5.
Drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem.
6.
An interpretation of a text or action.  Synonym: twist.
7.
The commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones.  Synonym: building.  "Workers in the building trades"



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"Construction" Quotes from Famous Books



... copyrights. As the Constitution expressly delegates to Congress the power to grant exclusive privileges in these cases as the means of executing the substantive power "to promote the progress of science and useful arts," it is consistent with the fair rules of construction to conclude that such a power was not intended to be granted as a means of accomplishing any other end. On every other subject which comes within the scope of Congressional power there is an ever-living discretion in the ...
— A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, - Vol. 2, Part 3, Andrew Jackson, 1st term • Edited by James D. Richardson
... proposed: "If you are going with Harry, I'll go along and see what they've done on the Illinois and Michigan Canal. Some contractors who worked on the Erie Canal will start from Chicago Monday to look the ground over and bid on the construction of the southern end of it. I want to talk with them when they come along down ...
— A Man for the Ages - A Story of the Builders of Democracy • Irving Bacheller
... the people's condition, and being led by the Spirit so far as to the case of the captives in Babel, can find no prayer, no calling? And was not Daniel so too? Dan. ix. 13. Lo, then, here is the construction that the Spirit of God putteth on many prayers and fastings in a land, "There is none calleth on thy name," there is none that prayeth faithfully and fervently, few to count upon that prayeth any. It ...
— The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning • Hugh Binning
... fact, Mr. Bingle, you made so many valuable suggestions in respect to the play—dialogues, construction and so forth—that you really ought to take some of the consequences," said Flanders. "It isn't fair to put all the blame upon me. For instance, who was responsible for cutting out that scene in ...
— Mr. Bingle • George Barr McCutcheon
... could be brought to acknowledge even to himself the reason why he took so much pains to compose his sermon for that Sunday. Without possessing any special claim to eloquence, he had always been earnest and painstaking, bestowing much labor on the construction and finish of his sentences, which were in consequence more elaborate than original. At times, when he took less pains and was simpler in style, he seldom failed to satisfy his hearers. His voice was pleasant and well modulated, and his delivery ...
— Not Like Other Girls • Rosa N. Carey


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