construct
something constructed: Each musical note sign is a construct of three distinct parts: the head, the stem, and the hook.
a mental image, idea, or theory, especially a complex one formed from a number of simpler elements: Character is a construct of personal values, personal rules and morals, and a number of other facets, including self-control and willpower.
Origin of construct
1synonym study For construct
Other words for construct
Other words from construct
- con·struct·i·ble, adjective
- o·ver·con·struct, verb (used with object)
- pre·con·struct, verb (used with object)
- qua·si-con·struct·ed, adjective
- well-con·struct·ed, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use construct in a sentence
It finally looks like New York, which is perpetually addled by traffic, will be constructing a new expressway.
It has plowed those funds into building out its network and constructing new energy gardens.
So he began to think about ways to make the homes and apartments he was constructing greener.
Solar Panels Now Being Offered as a Prebuilt Feature in California | Daniel Gross | May 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBesides saving billions by not constructing new prisons, there are smaller numbers that add up.
Have contractors been constructing buildings without commonsense since 1776?
Up to a Point: The U.S. Government’s Minimum Wage Is $430 Million Per Hour | P. J. O’Rourke | March 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The child now aims at constructing a particular linear representation, that of a man, a horse, or what not.
Children's Ways | James SullyThis patchwork way of constructing engines made success much more difficult.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickOats, Captain Trevithick's head boiler-maker, was constructing the boilers; Woolf came into the yard, and examined them.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickWithin a few more months he determined on constructing an engine for the purpose of more accurately testing those views.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickThis was no doubt used in constructing the roof of the westward extension of the nave and aisles.
Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey | Thomas Perkins
British Dictionary definitions for construct
to put together substances or parts, esp systematically, in order to make or build (a building, bridge, etc); assemble
to compose or frame mentally (an argument, sentence, etc)
geometry to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied
something formulated or built systematically
a complex idea resulting from a synthesis of simpler ideas
psychol a model devised on the basis of observation, designed to relate what is observed to some theoretical framework
Origin of construct
1Derived forms of construct
- constructible, adjective
- constructor or constructer, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse