construction

creating from raw materials - the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it

crenelation, crenellation - the action of constructing ramparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows

erecting, erection - the act of building or putting up

house-raising - construction by a group of neighbors

assembly, fabrication - the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)

dry walling - the activity of building stone walls without mortar

leveling, grading - changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface

road construction - the construction of roads

ship building, shipbuilding - the construction of ships

rustication - the construction of masonry or brickwork in a rustic manner

reface - provide with a new facing; "The building was refaced with beautiful stones"

wattle - build of or with wattle

frame up, frame - construct by fitting or uniting parts together

rebuild, reconstruct - build again; "The house was rebuild after it was hit by a bomb"

groin - build with groins; "The ceiling was groined"

erect, put up, set up, rear, raise - construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"

preassemble, prefabricate - to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings

adjunct - a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence

grammatical constituent, constituent - (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction

clause - (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence

complement - a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction

involution - a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction

phrase - an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence

predicator - an expression that predicates

cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought process, thought - the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"

crystallization - a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation

gestation - the conception and development of an idea or plan

artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole

airdock, hangar, repair shed - a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained

altar - a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made

arcade, colonnade - a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns

arch - (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it

area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"

balcony - a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet

balcony - an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium

bascule - a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)

boarding - a structure of boards

body - the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"

bridge, span - a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"

building complex, complex - a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures

catchment - a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)

coil, helix, volute, whorl, spiral - a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"

colonnade - structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns

pillar, column - a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

quoin, corner - (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone

cross - a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece

deathtrap - any structure that is very unsafe; where people are likely to be killed

defensive structure, defence, defense - a structure used to defend against attack; "the artillery battered down the defenses"

door - a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road); "the office next door"; "they live two doors up the street from us"

entablature - (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof

erection - a structure that has been erected

establishment - a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence

false bottom - a horizontal structure that partitions a ship or box (especially one built close to the actual bottom)

storey, floor, story, level - a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"

understructure, groundwork, substructure, base, foundation, fundament, foot - lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"

fountain - a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

guide - a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something

cardcastle, cardhouse, card-house, house of cards - an unstable construction with playing cards; "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed"

housing, living accommodations, lodging - structures collectively in which people are housed

hull - the frame or body of ship

jungle gym - a structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and play

lamination - a layered structure

landing place, landing - structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods

lookout station, observation tower, observatory, lookout - a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings

masonry - structure built of stone or brick by a mason

monument, memorial - a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

hill, mound - structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind"

impedimenta, obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment - any structure that makes progress difficult

mathematical operation, mathematical process, operation - (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods; "the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation"; "they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic"

quadrature - the construction of a square having the same area as some other figure

interpretation - an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"

masonry - the craft of a mason

house painting, painting - the occupation of a house painter; "house painting was the only craft he knew"

plumbery, plumbing - the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building)

roofing - the craft of a roofer

sheet-metal work - the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems)

shingling - the laying on of shingles; "shingling is a craft very different from carpentry"

business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"

jerry-building - construction of inferior buildings for a quick profit