construction

[kuhn-struhk-shuhn] / kənˈstrʌk ʃən /

NOUN

creation, building

Synonyms

STRONGEST

development manufacture plan planning structure system

STRONG

architecture arrangement assembly build cast composition conception constitution contour cut disposition edifice elevation erecting erection fabric fabrication figuration figure form format formation foundation improvisation invention makeup making mold origination outline prefab prefabrication raising rearing shape systematization turn type

WEAK

fabricating putting up roadwork

Antonyms

STRONG

disarrangement truth

WEAK

destruction disfigurement disorganization ruin ruins

NOUN

explanation

Synonyms

STRONG

apprehension construal definition exegesis explication exposition inference interpretation reading rendering rendition translation version

WEAK

exposé

Antonyms

STRONG

vagueness

WEAK

destruction disfigurement disorganization ruin ruins

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The founder of the Punjabi trucking association, Raman Dhillon, says the group is losing members for jobs in construction and food delivery.

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When a young boy takes over a beaver-bot to stop a construction company’s plan to destroy the local habitat, he accidentally launches an uprising against all humanity among the local fauna.

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He suggested many patrollers earn their main income through offseason jobs like construction or outdoor guiding.

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The construction of atomic plants had stalled during the revolution and the subsequent war with Iraq.

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After his degree, he returned to Bagillt and worked part-time in construction and a pub.

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