English > construction: 7 senses > noun 1, act| Meaning | The act of constructing something. |
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| Example | "during the construction we had to take a detour" |
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| Synonym | building |
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| Category of | frame, frame up | Construct by fitting or uniting parts together |
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| groin | build with groins |
| prefabricate, preassemble | To manufacture sections of (a building) , especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings |
| raise, erect, rear, set up, put up | Construct, build, or erect |
| rebuild, reconstruct | build again |
| reface | Provide with a new facing / facing |
| wattle | build of or with wattle |
| Narrower | bricolage | Construction of something by whatver material are available |
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| crenelation, crenellation | The action of constructing ramparts with gaps / gaps for firing guns or arrows |
| dry walling | The activity of building stone walls without mortar |
| erecting, erection | The act of building or putting up |
| fabrication, assembly | The act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) |
| grading, leveling | changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface |
| house-raising | construction by a group of neighbors |
| road construction | The construction of roads |
| rustication | The construction of masonry or brickwork in a rustic manner |
| shipbuilding, ship building | The construction of ships |
| Broader | creating from raw materials | The act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it |
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| Spanish | construcción, edificación |
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| Catalan | construcció |
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| Verbs | construct | make by combining materials and parts |
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English > construction: 7 senses > noun 4, artifact| Meaning | A thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts. |
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| Example | "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" |
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| Synonym | structure |
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| Parts | foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure | Lowest support of a structure |
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| plate | structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage |
| structural member | support that is a constituent part of any structure or building |
| Narrower | airdock, hangar, repair shed | A large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained |
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| 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 / characteristic or function |
| balance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance | equality of distribution |
| balcony | A platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet |
| balcony | An upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium |
| bascule | A structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw) |
| boarding | A structure of boards / boards |
| body | The external structure of a vehicle |
| bridge, span | A structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. |
| building, edifice | A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place |
| 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) |
| coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix | A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops |
| colonnade | structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns |
| column, pillar | A vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) |
| corner, quoin | (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building |
| cross | A wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece |
| deathtrap | Any structure that is very unsafe |
| defensive structure, defense, defence | A structure used to defend against attack |
| door | A structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road) |
| 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) |
| floor, level, storey, story | A structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale |
| fountain | A structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises |
| guide | A structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something |
| honeycomb | A structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae |
| house of cards, cardhouse, card-house, cardcastle | An unstable construction with playing cards |
| housing, lodging, living accommodations | 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 | A layered structure |
| landing, landing place | structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods |
| lookout, observation tower, lookout station, observatory | A structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings |
| masonry | structure built of stone or brick by a mason |
| memorial, monument | A structure erected to commemorate persons or events |
| mound, hill | structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones |
| obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta | Any structure that makes progress difficult |
| partition, divider | A vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) |
| platform, weapons platform | Any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons |
| 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 / docks / docks) constructed at government expense for public use |
| sail | Any structure that resembles a sail |
| set-back, setoff, offset | structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly |
| shelter | A structure that provides privacy and protection from danger |
| shoebox | A structure resembling a shoebox (as a rectangular building or a cramped room or compartment) |
| signboard, sign | structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted |
| stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium | A large structure for open-air sports or entertainments |
| 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 |
| transept | structure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church |
| trestlework | A supporting structure composed of a system of connected trestles |
| vaulting | (architecture) a vaulted structure |
| ways, shipway, slipway | 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 / blown / blown at known velocities for testing parts of aircraft |
| Broader | artifact, artefact | A man-made object taken as a whole |
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| Spanish | construcción, estructura |
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| Catalan | construcció, estructura |
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