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construction
Overview of noun construction
The noun construction has 7 senses (first 7 from tagged texts)
1. (663) construction, building -- (the act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats")
2. (48) construction, building -- (the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades")
3. (42) structure, construction -- (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")
4. (16) construction, grammatical construction, expression -- (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")
5. (6) construction, mental synthesis -- (the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought)
6. (4) construction, twist -- (an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct")
7. (3) construction -- (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")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun construction
7 senses of construction
Sense 1
construction, building
=> creating from raw materials
=> creation, creative activity
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
construction, building
=> commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
=> commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
=> transaction, dealing, dealings
=> group action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
structure, construction
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
construction, grammatical construction, expression
=> constituent, grammatical constituent
=> syntagma, syntagm
=> string of words, word string, linguistic string
=> string
=> sequence
=> series
=> ordering, order, ordination
=> arrangement
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
=> language, linguistic communication
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
construction, mental synthesis
=> thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation
=> higher cognitive process
=> process, cognitive process, mental process, operation, cognitive operation
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
construction, twist
=> interpretation
=> explanation, account
=> statement
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 7
construction
=> mathematical process, mathematical operation, operation
=> calculation, computation, computing
=> procedure, process
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun construction
6 of 7 senses of construction
Sense 1
construction, building
=> crenelation, crenellation
=> erecting, erection
=> house-raising
=> fabrication, assembly
=> dry walling
=> grading, leveling
=> road construction
=> shipbuilding
=> rustication
Sense 2
construction, building
=> jerry-building
Sense 3
structure, construction
=> airdock, hangar, repair shed
=> altar
=> arcade, colonnade
=> arch
=> area
=> balcony
=> balcony
=> bascule
=> boarding
=> body
=> bridge, span
=> building, edifice
=> building complex, complex
=> catchment
=> coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix
=> colonnade
=> column, pillar
=> corner, quoin
=> cross
=> deathtrap
=> defensive structure, defense, defence
=> door
=> entablature
=> erection
=> establishment
=> floor, level, storey, story
=> fountain
=> house of cards, cardhouse, card-house, cardcastle
=> housing, lodging, living accommodations
=> hull
=> jungle gym
=> lamination
=> landing, landing place
=> lookout, observation tower, lookout station, observatory
=> masonry
=> memorial, monument
=> mound, hill
=> obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
=> partition, divider
=> platform, weapons platform
=> porch
=> post and lintel
=> prefab
=> projection
=> public works
=> set-back, setoff, offset
=> shelter
=> shoebox
=> signboard, sign
=> stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium
=> superstructure
=> supporting structure
=> tower
=> transept
=> trestlework
=> vaulting
=> ways, shipway, slipway
=> wellhead
=> wind tunnel
=> honeycomb
=> balance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance
Sense 4
construction, grammatical construction, expression
=> adjunct
=> clause
=> complement
=> involution
=> phrase
=> predicator
Sense 5
construction, mental synthesis
=> crystallization
=> gestation
Sense 7
construction
=> quadrature
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun construction
7 senses of construction
Sense 1
construction, building
=> creating from raw materials
Sense 2
construction, building
=> commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
Sense 3
structure, construction
=> artifact, artefact
Sense 4
construction, grammatical construction, expression
=> constituent, grammatical constituent
Sense 5
construction, mental synthesis
=> thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation
Sense 6
construction, twist
=> interpretation
Sense 7
construction
=> mathematical process, mathematical operation, operation
Antonyms of noun construction
1 of 7 senses of construction
Sense 4
construction, grammatical construction, expression
Antonym of misconstruction (Sense 2)
=>misconstruction
Member Holonyms of noun construction
Substance Holonyms of noun construction
Part Holonyms of noun construction
Member Meronyms of noun construction
Substance Meronyms of noun construction
Part Meronyms of noun construction
2 of 7 senses of construction
Sense 2
construction, building
HAS PART: masonry
HAS PART: painting, house painting
HAS PART: plumbing, plumbery
HAS PART: roofing
HAS PART: sheet-metal work
HAS PART: shingling
Sense 3
structure, construction
HAS PART: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
HAS PART: plate
HAS PART: structural member
Meronyms of noun construction
2 of 7 senses of construction
Sense 2
construction, building
HAS PART: masonry
HAS PART: painting, house painting
HAS PART: plumbing, plumbery
HAS PART: roofing
HAS PART: sheet-metal work
HAS PART: shingling
Sense 3
structure, construction
HAS PART: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
HAS PART: plate
HAS PART: structural member
Holonyms of noun construction
Attributes of noun construction
Derived Forms of noun construction
2 of 7 senses of construction
Sense 1
construction, building
RELATED TO>(verb) construct#1
=> construct, build, make
Sense 7
construction
RELATED TO>(verb) construct#3
=> construct
Domain of noun construction
Domain Terms of noun construction
1 of 7 senses of construction
Sense 1
construction, building
TOPIC TERM>(verb) reface#2
TOPIC TERM>(verb) wattle#1
TOPIC TERM>(verb) frame#6, frame up#1
TOPIC TERM>(verb) rebuild#1, reconstruct#2
TOPIC TERM>(verb) groin#1
TOPIC TERM>(verb) raise#9, erect#1, rear#5, set up#3, put up#3
TOPIC TERM>(verb) prefabricate#1, preassemble#1
Familiarity of noun construction
construction used as a noun is common (polysemy count =7)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun construction
7 senses of construction
Sense 1
construction, building
> creating from raw materials
=> baking
=> molding, casting
=> recording, transcription
=> construction, building
=> fabrication, manufacture
=> confection, concoction
=> lamination
Sense 2
construction, building
> commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
=> tourism, touristry
=> fishing
=> butchery, butchering
=> storage
=> industry, manufacture
=> field, field of operation, line of business
=> employee-owned enterprise, employee-owned business
=> finance
=> discount business
=> real-estate business
=> advertising, publicizing
=> publication, publishing
=> printing
=> packaging
=> agribusiness, agriculture, factory farm
=> construction, building
=> transportation, shipping, transport
=> venture
Sense 3
structure, construction
> artifact, artefact
=> article
=> facility
=> Americana
=> anachronism
=> antiquity
=> block
=> button
=> commodity, trade good, good
=> cone
=> covering
=> creation
=> decker
=> decoration, ornament, ornamentation
=> electroplate
=> enclosure
=> excavation
=> extra, duplicate
=> fabric, cloth, material, textile
=> facility, installation
=> fixture
=> float
=> insert, inset
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> lemon, stinker
=> line
=> marker
=> mystification
=> opening
=> padding, cushioning
=> plaything, toy
=> ready-made
=> restoration
=> sheet, flat solid
=> sphere
=> square
=> squeaker
=> strip, slip
=> structure, construction
=> surface
=> thing
=> track
=> way
=> weight
=> building material
=> paving material
Sense 4
construction, grammatical construction, expression
> constituent, grammatical constituent
=> subject
=> object
=> ablative absolute
=> immediate constituent
=> construction, grammatical construction, expression
=> misconstruction
=> term
Sense 5
construction, mental synthesis
> thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation
=> free association
=> construction, mental synthesis
=> reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought
=> line of thought
=> train of thought, thread
=> mysticism
=> ideation
=> consideration
=> excogitation
=> explanation
=> planning, preparation, provision
=> problem solving
=> convergent thinking
=> divergent thinking, out-of-the-box thinking
Sense 6
construction, twist
> interpretation
=> exposition, expounding
=> construal
=> clarification, elucidation, illumination
=> eisegesis
=> exegesis
=> ijtihad
=> literal interpretation
=> version
=> reading
=> construction, twist
=> reconstruction
=> popularization, popularisation
=> misinterpretation, misunderstanding, mistaking
Sense 7
construction
> mathematical process, mathematical operation, operation
=> permutation
=> combination
=> differentiation
=> maximization
=> integration
=> exponentiation, involution
=> arithmetic operation
=> matrix operation
=> construction
=> relaxation, relaxation method
Meronyms of noun construction
7 senses of construction
Sense 2
construction, building
HAS PART: masonry
HAS PART: painting, house painting
HAS PART: plumbing, plumbery
HAS PART: roofing
HAS PART: sheet-metal work
HAS PART: shingling
=> commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
HAS PART: business activity, commercial activity
=> commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
HAS PART: transportation, shipping, transport
Sense 3
structure, construction
HAS PART: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
HAS PART: plate
HAS PART: structural member
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 4
construction, grammatical construction, expression
=> constituent, grammatical constituent
=> syntagma, syntagm
=> string of words, word string, linguistic string
=> string
HAS PART: language unit, linguistic unit
Sense 6
construction, twist
=> interpretation
=> explanation, account
HAS PART: explicandum, explanandum
HAS PART: explanans
Holonyms of noun construction
Grep of noun construction
construction
construction industry
construction paper
construction worker
deconstruction
grammatical construction
misconstruction
reconstruction
road construction
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