| 单词 | construction |
| 释义 | construction (once / 163 pages) 1n 2n 3n 4n The creation or building of something is construction. Depending on your budget, if you are building a new house, you will get the construction of a castle, a house, a cottage, or a shack. The word construction has its roots in the Latin word construere, which itself has roots in com-, meaning "together," and struere meaning "to pile up." In addition to the building of property, the noun construction also refers to the building trade itself. If you work for a company that builds things — from offices to houses and bridges to dams — you work in construction, whether you are a carpenter at the work site or the secretary who schedules the jobs. WORD FAMILYconstruction: constructions+/construct: constructed, constructing, construction, constructive, constructor, constructs, deconstruct, reconstruct/constructive: constructively, constructiveness, constructivism, unconstructive/constructivism: constructivist/constructivist: constructivists/constructor: constructors/deconstruct: deconstructed, deconstructing, deconstruction, deconstructivism, deconstructs/deconstruction: deconstructionism, deconstructions/deconstructionism: deconstructionist/reconstruct: reconstructed, reconstructing, reconstruction, reconstructive, reconstructs/reconstructed: unreconstructed/reconstruction: reconstructions/unreconstructed: unreconstructedly USAGE EXAMPLESNext to the construction area of the new Highway 520 bridge, birds still gather despite the high-decibel sounds from the work. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) “I was actually in charge of the cement block,” Ms. Saxon said, still in awe at her construction skills. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) The islands would also provide a construction base, he said, further reducing costs. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n the act of constructing something during the construction we had to take a detour Syn|Hypo|Hyper building crenelation, crenellation the action of constructing ramparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows erecting, erectionthe act of building or putting up house-raisingconstruction by a group of neighbors assembly, fabricationthe act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) dry wallingthe activity of building stone walls without mortar grading, levelingchanging the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface road constructionthe construction of roads ship building, shipbuildingthe construction of ships rusticationthe construction of masonry or brickwork in a rustic manner creating from raw materials the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it 2n a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper structure Alhambra a fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages Angostura Bridgea suspension bridge across the Orinoco River at Ciudad Bolivar Antonine Walla fortification 37 miles long across the narrowest part of southern Scotland (between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde); built in 140 to mark the frontier of the Roman province of Britain Artemision at Ephesusthe large temple of the Greek goddess Artemis which was begun at Ephesus in 541 BC and completed 220 years later; the temple was destroyed by the Goths in 262 Aswan High Damone of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egypt Augean stables(Greek mythology) the extremely dirty stables that were finally cleaned by Hercules who diverted two rivers through them Bastillea fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution Baton Rouge Bridgea cantilever bridge across the Mississippi at Baton Rouge Bayonne Bridgea steel arch bridge connecting New Jersey and Staten Island at Bayonne, New Jersey Benjamin Franklin Bridgea suspension bridge across the Delaware River Black Hole of Calcuttaa dungeon (20 feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as many as 146 English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj-ud-daula; the next morning only 23 were still alive Bosporus Bridgea suspension bridge across the Bosporus at Istanbul Bronx-Whitestone Bridgea suspension bridge across the East River in New York City Brooklyn Bridgea suspension bridge across the East River in New York City; opened in 1883 Brown Universitya university in Rhode Island Cambridge Universitya university in England Capitol Buildingthe government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet Carnegie Mellon Universityan engineering university in Pittsburgh Great Wall of Chinaa fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern China in the 3rd century BC; it averages 6 meters in width CN Towera tower in Toronto; 1815 feet tall for broadcasting widely Amphitheatrum Flaviuma large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80 Columbia Universitya university in New York City Commodore John Barry Bridgea cantilever bridge in Chester, Pennsylvania Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Artuniversity founded in 1859 by Peter Cooper to offer free courses in the arts and sciences Cornell Universitya university in Ithaca, New York Dartmouth Collegea college in New Hampshire Delaware Memorial Bridgea suspension bridge across the Delaware River Duke Universitya university in Durham, North Carolina Eiffel Towera wrought iron tower 300 meters high that was constructed in Paris in 1889; for many years it was the tallest man-made structure Empire State Buildinga skyscraper built in New York City in 1931; 1250 feet tall George Washington Bridgea suspension bridge across the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey Glen Canyon Dama large dam built in 1964 on the Colorado River in Arizona Golden Gate Bridgea suspension bridge across the Golden Gate Greater New Orleans Bridgetwin cantilever bridges across the Mississippi at New Orleans Harvard Universitya university in Massachusetts Hoover Dama large dam built in 1933 on the Colorado River in Nevada Humber Bridgea suspension bridge at Hull, England; 4,626 feet long Independence Hallthe building in Philadelphia where the Declaration of Independence was signed Johns Hopkinsa university in Baltimore Caaba(Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine; believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham; Muslims turn in its direction when praying Kammon Strait Bridgea suspension bridge between Kyushu and Honshu Kremlincitadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government Leaning Tower of Pisaa tall round marble campanile in Pisa that is not perpendicular; construction was begun in 1174 Lincoln Memorialmemorial building in Washington containing a large marble statue of Abraham Lincoln Mackinac Bridgea suspension bridge across the channel between the lower and upper peninsulas of Michigan Maginot Linea fortification built before World War II to protect France's eastern border; initially considered to be impregnable, it was easily overrun by the German army in 1940 Massachusetts Institute of Technologyan engineering university in Cambridge Minato Ohashi Bridgecantilever bridge at Osaka, Japan National Baseball Hall of Famea Hall of Fame and museum in Cooperstown, New York, honoring great baseball players United States National Library of Medicinethe world's largest medical library New River Gorge Bridgea steel arch bridge across New River at Fayetteville, West Virginia Ohio State Universitya university in Columbus, Ohio Oxford Universitya university in England University of Parisa university in Paris; intellectual center of France Parthenonthe main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of Doric architecture Pentagona government building with five sides that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense Petronas Towerstwin skyscrapers built in Kuala Lumpur in 1997; 1482 feet high Pierre Laporte Bridgea suspension bridge across the Saint Lawrence River at Quebec Ponte 25 de Abrila suspension bridge across the Tagus River at Lisbon Princeton Universitya university in New Jersey Pyramids of Egypta massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt Quebec Bridgea cantilever bridge in Quebec Queensboro Bridgea cantilever bridge across the East River between Manhattan and Queens Sears Towera skyscraper built in Chicago in 1974; 1454 feet tall Siegfried lineGerman fortifications facing the Maginot Line Sistine Chapelthe private chapel of the popes in Rome; it was built by and named after Sixtus IV in 1473 Space Needlea tower 605 feet tall in Seattle; a tourist attraction Stanford Universitya university in California Statue of Libertya large monumental statue symbolizing liberty on Liberty Island in New York Bay Sydney Harbor Bridgea steel arch bridge in Sydney, Australia Mormon Tabernaclethe Mormon temple Tacoma Narrows Bridgea suspension bridge across Puget Sound at Tacoma Tappan Zee Bridgea cantilever bridge across the Hudson River Temple of Artemisa large temple at Ephesus that was said to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world Temple of Jerusalemany of three successive temples in Jerusalem that served as the primary center for Jewish worship; the first temple contained the Ark of the Covenant and was built by Solomon in the 10th century BC and destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC; the second was built in 515 BC and the third was an enlargement by Herod the Great in 20 BC that was destroyed by the Romans during a Jewish revolt in AD 70; all that remains is the Wailing Wall Tower of Babel(Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another Tower of Londona fortress in London on the Thames; used as a palace and a state prison and now as a museum containing the crown jewels Tower of Pharosa great lighthouse (500 feet high) built at Alexandria in 285 BC United States Mintthe mint that manufactures and distributes United States coins for circulation through Federal Reserve Banks; processes gold and silver bullion University of California at Berkeleya university in Berkeley, California University of Chicagoa university in Chicago, Illinois University of Michigana university in Ann Arbor, Michigan University of Nebraskaa university in Lincoln, Nebraska University of North Carolinaa university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina University of Pennsylvaniaa university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgha university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania University of Sussexa red-brick university in Brighton, England University of Texasa university in Austin, Texas University of Vermonta university in Burlington, Vermont University of Washingtona university in Seattle, Washington University of West Virginiaa university in Morgantown, West Virginia University of Wisconsina university in Madison, Wisconsin Vatican Palacethe residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City Verrazano-Narrows Bridgea suspension bridge across the Verrazano Narrows between Brooklyn and Staten Island Walt Whitman Bridgea suspension bridge across the Delaware River Washington Monumenta stone obelisk built in Washington in 1884 to honor George Washington; 555 feet tall White Housethe government building that serves as the residence and office of the President of the United States World Trade Centertwin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City; built 1368 feet tall in 1970 to 1973; destroyed by a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 Yale Universitya university in Connecticut Wailing Walla wall in Jerusalem; sacred to Jews as a place of prayer and lamentation; its stones are believed to have formed part of the Temple of Solomon Houses of Parliamentthe building in which the House of Commons and the House of Lords meet Hadrian's Wallan ancient Roman wall built by Hadrian in the 2nd century; marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain Balmoral Castlea castle in northeastern Scotland that is a private residence of the British sovereign Machu PicchuInca fortress city in the Andes in Peru discovered in 1911; it may have been built in the 15th century Mount Vernonthe former residence of George Washington in northeastern Virginia overlooking the Potomac river Chartres Cathedrala Gothic cathedral in northern France; built in 13th century Holy Sepulcherthe sepulcher in which Christ's body lay between burial and resurrection Lateran Palacea palace that served as the residence of the popes until the 14th century Marinelanda commercial aquarium featuring trained dolphins Oval Officethe office of the President of the United States in the White House Oracle of Apollo(Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguous Tuileries Palacepalace and royal residence built for Catherine de Medicis in 1564 and burned down in 1871; all that remains today are the formal gardens Palace of Versaillesa palace built in the 17th century for Louis XIV southwest of Paris near the city of Versailles Dipylon gatea gateway to the west of ancient Athens near which a distinctive style of pottery has been found Buckingham Palacethe London residence of the British sovereign Auschwitza Nazi concentration camp for Jews in southwestern Poland during World War II Belsena Nazi concentration camp for Jews created in northwestern Germany during World War II Buchenwalda Nazi concentration camp for Jews in World War II that was located in central Germany Dachaua concentration camp for Jews created by the Nazis near Munich in southern Germany Mausoleum at Halicarnasusa white marble mausoleum 140 feet high built in 352 BC at Halicarnassus as a memorial to a king; destroyed in 1402 Newgatea former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902 Taj Mahalbeautiful mausoleum at Agra built by the Mogul emperor Shah Jahan (completed in 1649) in memory of his favorite wife Westminster Abbeya famous Gothic church of St. Peter in Westminster, London on the site of a former Benedictine monastery airdock, hangar, repair shed a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained altara raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made arcade, colonnadea 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 areaa part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function balconya platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet balconyan upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium basculea structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw) boardinga structure of boards bodythe external structure of a vehicle bridge, spana structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. building, edificea structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place building complex, complexa whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures catchmenta structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area) coil, helix, spiral, volute, whorla structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops colonnadestructure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns column, pillara vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) corner, quoin(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone crossa wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece deathtrapany structure that is very unsafe; where people are likely to be killed defence, defense, defensive structurea structure used to defend against attack doora structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road) entablature(architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof erectiona structure that has been erected establishmenta public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence false bottoma horizontal structure that partitions a ship or box (especially one built close to the actual bottom) floor, level, storey, storya structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale fountaina structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises guidea structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something card-house, cardcastle, cardhouse, house of cardsan unstable construction with playing cards housing, living accommodations, lodgingstructures collectively in which people are housed hullthe frame or body of ship jungle gyma structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and play laminationa layered structure landing, landing placestructure providing a place where boats can land people or goods lookout, lookout station, observation tower, observatorya structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings masonrystructure built of stone or brick by a mason memorial, monumenta structure erected to commemorate persons or events hill, moundstructure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructorany structure that makes progress difficult divider, partitiona vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) platform, weapons platformany military structure or vehicle bearing weapons porcha structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance post and lintela structure consisting of vertical beams (posts) supporting a horizontal beam (lintel) prefaba prefabricated structure projectionany structure that branches out from a central support public worksstructures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public use sailany structure that resembles a sail offset, set-back, setoffstructure where a wall or building narrows abruptly sheltera structure that provides privacy and protection from danger shoeboxa structure resembling a shoebox (as a rectangular building or a cramped room or compartment) sign, signboardstructure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted arena, bowl, sports stadium, stadiuma large structure for open-air sports or entertainments superstructurestructure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck supporting structurea structure that serves to support something towera structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building transeptstructure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church; crosses the nave at right angles trestleworka supporting structure composed of a system of connected trestles; for a bridge or pier or scaffold e.g. vaulting(architecture) a vaulted structure shipway, slipway, waysstructure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired wellheada structure built over a well wind tunnela structure resembling a tunnel where air is blown at known velocities for testing parts of aircraft honeycomba structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae balance, counterbalance, equilibrium, equipoiseequality of distribution abattoir, butchery, shambles, slaughterhousea building where animals are butchered abutment archan arch supported by an abutment academya learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge aislepart of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns amphitheater, amphitheatre, coliseuman oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held apartment, flata suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house apartment building, apartment housea building that is divided into apartments architecturean architectural product or work arm, branch, limbany projection that is thought to resemble a human arm auditoriumthe area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits aviary, bird sanctuary, volarya building where birds are kept back porcha porch for the back door baggage claiman area in an airport where arriving passengers can collect the luggage that has been carried in the hold of the aircraft Bailey bridgea temporary bridge designed for rapid construction ballpark, parka facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games) baran obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal barbette(formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet barbacan, barbicana tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle) barriera structure or object that impedes free movement basement, cellarthe lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage bathhouse, bathing machinea building containing dressing rooms for bathers beacon, beacon light, lighthouse, pharosa tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships bell towera tower that supports or shelters a bell billboard, hoardinglarge outdoor signboard billetlodging for military personnel (especially in a private home) blockhousing in a large building that is divided into separate units blockadeprevents access or progress block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppagean obstruction in a pipe or tube boardsthe boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink bodyworkthe exterior body of a motor vehicle bowling alleya building that contains several alleys for bowling boxany one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned brass, memorial tablet, plaquea memorial made of brass bratticea partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is used to control ventilation in a mine breakfast area, breakfast nooka place for light meals (usually near a kitchen) brickworkmasonry done with bricks and mortar brima circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat broken archan arch with a gap at the apex; the gap is usually filled with some decoration bulkheada partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments bullpena place on a baseball field where relief pitchers can warm up during a game bullringa stadium where bullfights take place barrow, burial mound, grave mound, tumulus(archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs burrrough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting camber archan arch with a straight horizontal extrados and a slightly arched intrados camptemporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers cantilever bridgebridge constructed of two cantilevers that meet in the middle cattle grid, cattle guarda bridge over a ditch consisting of parallel metal bars that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle cenotaph, empty tomba monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered center, centrea building dedicated to a particular activity bema, chancel, sanctuaryarea around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing chapterhousea building attached to a monastery or cathedral; used as a meeting place for the chapter cheval-de-frise, chevaux-de-frisedefensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry choirthe area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and nave church towerthe tower of a church circus(antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games cleata metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping clock towera tower with a large clock visible high up on an outside face club, clubhousea building that is occupied by a social club collegea complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed condominiumhousing consisting of a complex of dwelling units (as an apartment house) in which each unit is individually owned control towera tower with an elevated workspace enclosed in glass for the visual observation of aircraft around an airport cookhousea detached or outdoor shelter for cooking corbel arch(architecture) an arch constructed of masonry courses that are corbelled until they meet corner, nookan interior angle formed by two meeting walls cornicethe topmost projecting part of an entablature court, courtyardan area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings covered bridgea bridge whose passageway is protected by a roof and enclosing sides dead-air spacean unventilated area where no air circulates decka porch that resembles the deck on a ship deck-housea superstructure on the upper deck of a ship dining areaan area arranged for dining dock, dockage, docking facilitylanding in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out covered stadium, dome, domed stadiuma stadium that has a roof dorm, dormitory, hall, residence hall, student residencea college or university building containing living quarters for students drawbridge, lift bridgea bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it bubbler, drinking fountain, water fountaina public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water drip, drip mold, drip mould(architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway) dry masonrymasonry without mortar dugouteither of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game abode, domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, homehousing that someone is living in embankmenta long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection enclosurea structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose fallout sheltera shelter to protect occupants from the fallout from an atomic bomb fan vaultingan elaborate system of vaulting in which the ribs diverge like fans farm buildinga building on a farm feedlota building where livestock are fattened for market firetrapa building that would be hard to escape from if it were to catch fire flange, rima projection used for strength or for attaching to another object flashboard, flashboardingboarding place along the top of a dam to increase its height flat arch, straight archan arch with mutually supporting voussoirs that has a straight horizontal extrados and intrados flue, flukeflat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor football stadiuma stadium where football games are held footbridge, overcrossing, pedestrian bridgea bridge designed for pedestrians fortification, munitiondefensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it fort, fortressa fortified defensive structure frameworka structure supporting or containing something front porcha porch for the front door fuselagethe central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo) gallerynarrow recessed balcony area along an upper floor on the interior of a building; usually marked by a colonnade gambling den, gambling hell, gambling house, gaming housea public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business) gazebo, summerhousea small roofed building affording shade and rest goalmouth(sports) the area immediately in front of the goal government buildinga building that houses a branch of government gravestone, headstone, tombstonea stone that is used to mark a grave glasshouse, greenhouse, nurserya building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions first floor, ground floor, ground levelthe floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building gun enclosure, gun turret, turreta self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation halla large building for meetings or entertainment halla large building used by a college or university for teaching or research Hall of Famea building containing trophies honoring famous people hanka coil of rope or wool or yarn haven, oasisa shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary heada projection out from one end hideaway, retreatan area where you can be alone high altarthe main altar in a church high-rise, tower blocktower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments encumbrance, hinderance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, preventative, preventiveany obstruction that impedes or is burdensome hippodromea stadium for horse shows or horse races hospicea lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order) hostel, student lodging, youth hostelinexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips) hotela building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services casino-hotel, hotel-casinoa building that houses both a hotel and a casino housea dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families housea building in which something is sheltered or located hovel, hut, hutch, shack, shantysmall crude shelter used as a dwelling army hut, field hut, huttemporary military shelter institutionan establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated boss, knoba circular rounded projection or protuberance laminatea sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers librarya building that houses a collection of books and other materials line of defence, line of defensedefensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack living quarters, quartershousing available for people to live in lobea rounded projection that is part of a larger structure attic, garret, loftfloor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage loft, pigeon lofta raised shelter in which pigeons are kept loftfloor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space logebalcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine loggiaa roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building; often at an upper level luga projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something mantelet, mantletportable bulletproof shelter health facility, healthcare facility, medical buildingbuilding where medicine is practiced megalith, megalithic structurememorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe) entresol, mezzanine, mezzanine floorintermediate floor just above the ground floor first balcony, mezzaninefirst or lowest balcony minaretslender tower with balconies ministrybuilding where the business of a government department is transacted manufactured home, mobile homea large house trailer that can be connected to utilities and can be parked in one place and used as permanent housing mooring mast, mooring towera tower for mooring airships dead room, morgue, mortuarya building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation national monumentmemorial consisting of a structure or natural landmark of historic interest; set aside by national government for preservation and public enjoyment navethe central area of a church obeliska stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top observation domelookout consisting of a dome-shaped observatory observatorya building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena obstaclean obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented) office block, office buildinga building containing offices where work is done opium dena building where opium is sold and used orchestra pit, pitlowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers outbuildinga building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building outworksubsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area overhangprojection that extends beyond or hangs over something else flyover, overpassbridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels packinghousea building where foodstuffs are processed and packed panopticonan area where everything is visible pantheona monument commemorating a nation's dead heroes patio, terraceusually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence perfumeryan establishment where perfumes are made peristylea colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court phrontisteryan establishment for study and learning (sometimes including modern universities) pied-a-terrelodging for occasional or secondary use pier archan arch supported on piers pit(auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled pit(commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on business establishment, place of businessan establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered house of God, house of prayer, house of worship, place of worshipany building where congregations gather for prayer planetariuma building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling industrial plant, plant, worksbuildings for carrying on industrial labor pointed archan arch with a pointed apex; characteristic of Gothic architecture bateau bridge, floating bridge, pontoon bridgea temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons poorhousean establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless porticoa porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area presbyterybuilding reserved for the officiating clergy press galleryan area (sometimes in a balcony) set aside for reporters (especially in a legislative hall) pronga pointed projection proscenium archthe arch over the opening in the proscenium wall lay-by, layby, pull-off, rest area, rest stopdesignated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily power pylon, pylona large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines pylona tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race quad, quadranglea rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings quarteringliving accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel) rampant archan arch whose support is higher on one side than on the other rattrapfilthy run-down dilapidated housing asylum, refuge, sanctuarya shelter from danger or hardship eatery, eating house, eating place, restauranta building where people go to eat rest housea building used for shelter by travelers (especially in areas where there are no hotels) ribbon developmentbuilding complex in a continuous row along a road rink, skating rinkbuilding that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating Roman buildinga building constructed by the ancient Romans rooman area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling rope bridgea bridge consisting of ropes rotundaa building having a circular plan and a dome round archan arch formed in a continuous curve; characteristic of Roman architecture rowlock archan arch that is formed with more than one concentric row of voussoirs ruina ruined building safety archan undecorated arch that is included in order to strengthen or support a construction sandwich boardsignboard consisting of two hinged boards that hang front and back from the shoulders of a walker and are used to display advertisements school, schoolhousea building where young people receive education school systemestablishment including the plant and equipment for providing education from kindergarten through high school scoinson arch, sconcheon archan arch that supports part of the wall sconcea shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather scoreboarda large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information) screenpartition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space family circle, peanut gallery, second balcony, upper balconyrearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats segmental archa shallow arch; an arch that is less than a semicircle Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Seven Wonders of the Worldimpressive monuments created in the ancient world that were regarded with awe sheltertemporary housing for homeless or displaced persons shinglea small signboard outside the office of a lawyer or doctor, e.g. shooting gallerya building (usually abandoned) where drug addicts buy and use heroin shot towertower of a kind once used to make shot; molten lead was poured through a sieve and dropped into water shouldered archan arch consisting of a horizontal lintel supported at each end by corbels that project into the aperture signal box, signal towera building from which signals are sent to control the movements of railway trains siloa cylindrical tower used for storing silage diminished arch, scheme arch, skeen arch, skene archan arch whose height is less than half its width frame, skeletal frame, skeleton, underframethe internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape skew archan arch whose jambs are not at right angles with the face skyboxan elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium skyscrapera very tall building with many stories snow bank, snowbanka mound or heap of snow spikea sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur) squincha small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire) steel arch bridgea steel bridge constructed in the form of an arch spire, steeplea tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top stoneworkmasonry done with stone stoep, stoopsmall porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house storage spacethe area in any structure that provides space for storage cyclone cellar, storm cellar, tornado cellaran underground shelter where you can go until a storm passes fastness, strongholda strongly fortified defensive structure student uniona building on a college campus dedicated to social and organizational activities of the student body supportsupporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation supporting towera tower that serves to support something suspension bridgea bridge that has a roadway supported by cables that are anchored at both ends tap house, taverna building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks telco building, telecom hotela building that houses telecommunications equipment templean edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes tenona projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint collapsible shelter, tenta portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs) house, theater, theatrea building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented threshing floora floor or ground area for threshing or treading out grain toll bridgea bridge where toll is charged for crossing toothsomething resembling the tooth of an animal toothone of a number of uniform projections on a gear totem polea tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast tract housinghousing consisting of similar houses constructed together on a tract of land trestle bridgea bridge supported by trestlework trimmer archan arch built between trimmers in a floor (to support the weight of a hearth) triumphal archa monumental archway; usually they are built to commemorate some notable victory truss bridgea bridge supported by trusses Tudor arch, four-centered archa low elliptical or pointed arch; usually drawn from four centers tumblera movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown turnaroundan area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around turreta small tower extending above a building universityestablishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching gallery, veranda, verandaha porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed) viaductbridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers used to carry a road (or railroad) over a valley wallan architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure watchtoweran observation tower for a lookout to watch over prisoners or watch for fires or enemies bagnio, bawdyhouse, bordello, brothel, cathouse, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, sporting housea building where prostitutes are available widow's walka lookout atop a coastal house conformationa symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing proportion, symmetrybalance among the parts of something artefact, artifact a man-made object taken as a whole 3n the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones 2their main business is home construction Syn|Hypo|Hyper building jerry-building construction of inferior buildings for a quick profit business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects n drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem 3the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem Hypo|Hyper quadrature the construction of a square having the same area as some other figure mathematical operation, mathematical process, operation (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods 1n the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought Syn|Hypo|Hyper mental synthesis crystallization a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation gestationthe conception and development of an idea or plan cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought, thought process the process of using your mind to consider something carefully 2n an interpretation of a text or action 4they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct Syn|Hyper twist interpretation an explanation that results from interpreting something n a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper expression, grammatical construction misconstruction an ungrammatical constituent 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 clause(grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence complementa word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction involutiona long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction phrasean expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence predicatoran expression that predicates independent clause, main clausea clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence coordinate clausea clause in a complex sentence that is grammatically equivalent to the main clause and that performs the same grammatical function dependent clause, subordinate clausea clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb relative clausea clause introduced by a relative pronoun parenthetical, parenthetical expressionan expression in parentheses nominal, nominal phrase, noun phrasea phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb predicate, verb phraseone of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements prepositional phrasea phrase beginning with a preposition pronominal, pronominal phrasea phrase that functions as a pronoun responsea phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister catch phrase, catchphrasea phrase that has become a catchword constituent, grammatical constituent (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction |
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