construction

noun

1. 1

   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

2. 2

   the act of constructing something

   during the construction we had to take a detour

   his hobby was the building of boats

3. 3

   the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones

   their main business is home construction

   workers in the building trades

4. 4

   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

5. 5

   the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought

6. 6

   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

7. 7

   an interpretation of a text or action

   they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct