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construct::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | build, make |
| Type of | make, create |
| Has types | set up, frame, frame up, groin, revet, reconstruct, rebuild, lock, rear, put up, raise, channelise, channelize, cantilever, corduroy, wattle, customise, customize, dry-wall, erect |
| Verb group | build |
| Derivation | construction, constructor |
Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer.
construct::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | concept, conception |
| Type of | idea, thought |
| Has types | attribute, category, conceptualisation, conceptuality, conceptualization, dimension, division, fact, abstract, hypothesis, law, whole, lexicalized concept, linguistic rule, natural law, notion, part, possibility, property, quantity, regulation, rule, section, theory, law of nature, abstraction |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | reconstruct, retrace |
| Type of | hypothecate, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise |
| Has types | etymologise, etymologize |
reconstruct the events of 20 years ago.
construct::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fabricate, manufacture |
| Type of | make |
| Has types | mass-produce, raft |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | create by mental act, create mentally |
construct a sentence.
construct a paragraph.
construct::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | create by mental act, create mentally |
construct a proof.
construct an argument.
Examples of construct
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Tax cap legislation changed the way the district had to construct its borrowing.
From the dailyherald.com
Some go door to door with leaflets, or construct giant crosses on mountainsides.
From the stltoday.com
Libya is, like so many countries in the region, an artificial Western construct.
From the independent.co.uk
On any given day we use our beliefs to construct the narrative of our life anew.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Philippines is named after a Spanish King, a construct developed by the Spanish.
From the economist.com
That leaves Mr O'Hara's ideal form of Conservatism as a decaffeinated construct.
From the economist.com
By taking the time to carefully construct my wardrobe, I am dressing on purpose.
From the timesunion.com
Arakelova worked with her finance department to construct the new travel policy.
From the usatoday.com
It's a crippling shot to the plan the Nationals are using to construct a winner.
From the washingtontimes.com
- Concept: an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
- Make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
- Manufacture: put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"; He manufactured a popular cereal"
- Draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions; "construct an equilateral triangle"
- Create by linking linguistic units; "construct a sentence"; "construct a paragraph"
- Reconstruct: reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago"
- Construct is a fictional character, an artificial intelligence in the DC Universe. It first appeared in Justice League of America #142 (May 1977).
- Within the world of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, construct is a type of creature, or "creature type". Constructs are either animated objects, or any artificially constructed creature.
- A construct in the philosophy of science is an ideal object, where the existence of the thing may be said to depend upon a subject's mind. This, as opposed to a "real" object, where existence does not seem to depend on the existence of a mind.
