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- pronunciation:
- k
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struhk
shn
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or process of building or construction.
Construction of the new library will begin next year.
- synonyms:
- assembly, building, raising
- similar words:
- creation, execution
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| definition 2: |
something that is put together or built; building or structure.
That construction is the tallest in the city.- synonyms:
- building, structure
- similar words:
- assembly, framework
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| definition 3: |
the job or business of constructing buildings, roads, or other structures.
My parents work in construction.
- synonyms:
- building
- similar words:
- tectonics
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| related words: |
building, composition, idiom, manufacture, weave |
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| derivations: |
constructional (adj.), constructionally (adv.) |
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