construction

  1. Noun.  The process of constructing.
  2. Noun.  Anything that has been constructed.
  3. Noun.  The trade of building structures.
  4. Noun.  A building, model or some other structure.
  5. Noun.  (arts) A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.
  6. Noun.  The manner in which something is built.
  7. Noun.  (grammar) A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.
  8. Noun.  The act or result of construing the meaning of something.
  9. Noun.  The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.
  10. Noun.  (geometry) A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.

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