English > construct: 7 senses > noun 1, cognition| Meaning | An abstract or general idea inferred / inferred / inferred / inferred or derived from specific instances. |
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| Synonyms | concept, conception |
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| Narrower | abstraction, abstract | A concept or idea not associated with any specific instance |
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| category | A general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme |
| conceptualization, conceptualisation, conceptuality | An elaborated concept |
| fact | A concept whose truth can be proved |
| hypothesis, possibility, theory | A tentative insight into the natural world |
| law, natural law | A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society |
| law, law of nature | A generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature |
| lexicalized concept | A concept that is expressed by a word (in some particular language) |
| notion | A general inclusive concept |
| part, section, division | One of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole |
| property, attribute, dimension | A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished |
| quantity | The concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable |
| rule, regulation | A principle or condition that customarily governs behavior |
| rule, linguistic rule | (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice |
| whole | All of something including all its component elements or parts |
| Broader | idea, thought | The content of cognition |
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| Opposite | misconception | An incorrect conception |
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| Spanish | concepción, concepto, construcción, construir, idea |
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| Catalan | concepció, concepte |
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English > construct: 7 senses > verb 1, creation| Meaning | make by combining materials and parts. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
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| Model | The men construct the bookshelves |
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| Example | "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" |
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| Synonyms | build, make |
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| Narrower | cantilever | Construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed |
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| channelize, channelise | make a channel for |
| corduroy | build (a road) from logs laid / laid side by side |
| customize, customise | make according to requirements |
| dry-wall | Construct with drywall |
| frame, frame up | Construct by fitting or uniting parts together |
| groin | build with groins |
| lock | build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels |
| raise, erect, rear, set up, put up | Construct, build, or erect |
| rebuild, reconstruct | build again |
| revet | Construct a revetment |
| wattle | build of or with wattle |
| Broader | make, create | make or cause to be or to become |
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| Similar to | build | Be engaged in building |
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| Spanish | articular, confeccionar, construir, crear, edificar, formar, hacer, producir |
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| Catalan | articular, confeccionar, construir, crear, edificar, fer, formar |
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| Nouns | construction | the act of constructing something |
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| constructor | someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building) |
