constructions

1. the act of constructing somethingExamples: "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats"Synonyms: building, construction

2. a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unitExamples: "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner"Synonyms: construction, expression, grammatical constructionAntonyms: misconstruction

3. the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thoughtSynonyms: construction, mental synthesis

4. a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many partsExamples: "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"Synonyms: construction, structure

5. drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theoremExamples: "the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem"Synonyms: construction

6. an interpretation of a text or actionExamples: "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct"Synonyms: construction, twist