construction

Sense 1 noun

the act of constructing something

during the construction we had to take a detour

Sense 2 noun

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

Sense 3 noun

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

Sense 4 noun

a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts

the structure consisted of a series of arches

Sense 5 noun

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

Sense 6 noun

an interpretation of a text or action

they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct

Sense 7 noun

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

their main business is home construction