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Noun
construction - the act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats"
building
creating from raw materials the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it
crenelation, crenellation the action of constructing ramparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows
erecting, erection the act of building or putting up
house-raising construction by a group of neighbors
fabrication, assembly the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)
dry walling the activity of building stone walls without mortar
grading, leveling changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface
road construction the construction of roads
ship building, shipbuilding the construction of ships
rustication banishment into the country
construction - the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades"
building
business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
masonry the craft of a mason
house painting, painting the occupation of a house painter; "house painting was the only craft he knew"
plumbery, plumbing the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building)
roofing the craft of a roofer
sheet-metal work the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems)
shingling the laying on of shingles; "shingling is a craft very different from carpentry"
construction - 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"
grammatical construction, expression
misconstruction an ungrammatical constituent
grammatical constituent, constituent (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
adjunct a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence
clause (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
complement something added to complete or embellish or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish"
involution the action of enfolding something
phrase dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence
construction - 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"
mathematical operation, mathematical process, operation (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods; "the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation"; "they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic"
construction - the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
mental synthesis
cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought process, thought the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"
crystallization a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
construction - an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct"
twist
interpretation an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning"
construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
structure
artefact, artifact a man-made object taken as a whole
airdock, hangar, repair shed a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained
altar a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made
arcade, colonnade a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns
arch (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it
area a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"
balcony a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet
balcony a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet
bascule a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)
boarding the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
body the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"
span, bridge the distance or interval between two points
edifice, building a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
building complex, complex a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures
catchment a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)
volute, helix, whorl, coil, spiral type genus of the family Helicidae
colonnade structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns
pillar, column a fundamental principle or practice; "science eroded the pillars of superstition"
quoin, corner the keystone of an arch
cross a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry
deathtrap any structure that is very unsafe; where people are likely to be killed
defensive structure, defence, defense a structure used to defend against attack; "the artillery battered down the defenses"
door a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left"
entablature (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof
erection a structure that has been erected
establishment a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence
false bottom a horizontal structure that partitions a ship or box (especially one built close to the actual bottom)
storey, story, level, floor a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines"
understructure, substructure, fundament, groundwork, foundation, foot, base preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation; "we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago"
fountain a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water
guide a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something
card-house, cardcastle, cardhouse, house of cards an unstable construction with playing cards; "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed"
living accommodations, housing, lodging structures collectively in which people are housed
hull the frame or body of ship
jungle gym a structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and play
lamination bonding thin sheets together
landing place, landing the act of coming to land after a voyage
lookout station, observation tower, observatory, lookout a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena
masonry the craft of a mason
memorial, monument a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
hill, mound a local and well-defined elevation of the land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia"
impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstructor, obstruction the baggage and equipment carried by an army
divider, partition a drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurements
plate dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
weapons platform, platform a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"
porch a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
post and lintel a structure consisting of vertical beams (posts) supporting a horizontal beam (lintel)
prefab a prefabricated structure
projection any structure that branches out from a central support
public works structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public use
sail a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
set-back, setoff, offset structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
shelter a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
shoebox an oblong rectangular (usually cardboard) box designed to hold a pair of shoes
signboard, sign structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted; "the highway was lined with signboards"
sports stadium, stadium, arena, bowl a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
structural member support that is a constituent part of any structure or building
superstructure structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck
supporting structure a structure that serves to support something
tower a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
transept structure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church; crosses the nave at right angles
trestlework a supporting structure composed of a system of connected trestles; for a bridge or pier or scaffold e.g.
vaulting (architecture) a vaulted structure; "arches and vaulting"
slipway, ways, shipway structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
wellhead a structure built over a well
wind tunnel a structure resembling a tunnel where air is blown at known velocities for testing parts of aircraft
honeycomb a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees
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Substantiv
construction - The process of constructing.
construction - Anything that has been constructed.
construction - The trade of building structures.
construction - A building, model or some other structure.
construction - A usually non-representational structure, such as a collage etc.
construction - The manner in which something is built.
construction - A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.
construction - The act or result of construing the meaning of something.
construction - The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc. ; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.
construction - A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.

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  • Construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking. Normally, the job is managed by a project manager, and supervised by a construction manager, design engineer, construction engineer or project architect.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • construction
    The process of constructing.
  • construction
    Anything that has been constructed.
  • construction
    OpenStreetMap tag for roads under construction, use with *=construction.

Substantiv

  • Entall: construction
  • Flertall: constructions

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