construction
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2.0
- noun
- /kənˈstrʌkʃən/
:
construcción
- Are you aware of the fire at my construction site?
- construction materials
- new construction
- a construction site
I had to battle some neighbor construction for a couple days.
- I had to battle some neighbor construction for a couple days.
- You know, the construction didn't continue to finish that wall.
- So this paved the way for the construction of concentration camps.
- But it's mostly due to the construction slowdown in China.
- In case you guys are wondering, there's been construction downstairs.
- They're out working with their dad doing construction stuff bro.
- So if you go to your construction business that you're just sold.
- Garbage bag, plastic construction and garbage sound.
- Then you became a construction laborer roofing.
Examples
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The construction of the filming set begins.
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Maybe it was all the construction that drove everybody crazy.
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Four years on, construction has still not started.
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According to local sources, nearly 50 percent of residential construction has followed "green" building techniques.
Academic text (2011) -
With state matching funds in excess of $19 million, the construction of this facility began.
Academic text (2011) -
Sustainable architects have introduced new construction practices that produce buildings with no carbon footprint.
Academic text (2012) -
Gibson said he had drifted from job to job, working construction and cooking in restaurants.
Academic text (2011) -
They were even excluded from the construction crews that built all the halls.
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The construction of the new school is expected to finish by the end of the year.
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The city is investing in construction to improve its infrastructure after the storm.
Synonyms
941
1.0
Work of making or fixing houses and other structures for a living
343
3.7
A thing made from parts, like a bridge or reef
218
3.4
An area with new buildings for homes or shops
18
2.7
Work planned to build or fix buildings and roads
13
5.4
The act of making things, especially in a factory by shaping and joining materials
8
2.9
Part of the economy that builds houses or office buildings
The act of building or putting up a structure
Antonyms
Compounds
49
1.7
A person who builds and fixes buildings, roads and other large structures at work sites
- Specialized
A group of words in a sentence that work together to show one idea
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Etymology
Construction comes from the Latin parts con- 'together' and struere 'to pile up or build'. So construction in building is literally putting parts together to make a house, road, or machine.