constructverb [ T ]
uk/kənˈstrʌkt/us/kənˈstrʌkt/B2 to build something or put together different parts to form something whole:
to construct a new bridge/building
The walls are constructed of concrete.
to construct a story/sentence/argument
More examples
- Students need the ability to construct a logical argument.
- Police officers are trying to construct the timescale of events leading up to the murder.
- Military engineers hurriedly constructed a pontoon bridge across the river.
- The pipeline was constructed to transport oil across Alaska to ports on the coast.
- Ditches were constructed to channel water away from the buildings.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Buildng: construction work & workers
- brick
- brick up sth
- bricklayer
- brickwork
- bridge
- builder
- develop
- go up
- improver
- jerry-built
- joinery
- knock
- roof
- roofer
- roofing
- rouseabout
- scaffolding
- self-build
- slate
- thatch
See more results »
constructnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkɒn.strʌkt/us/ˈkɑːn.strʌkt/formalan idea or an imaginary situation:
His reputation as an eccentric is largely a media construct.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Ideas, concepts and theories
- abstract
- afterthought
- brainchild
- concept
- conception
- content
- dogma
- fancy
- intellectual property
- IP
- ism
- meat
- motif
- proposition
- punctuated equilibrium
- sacred cow
- straw man
- tenet
- the domino theory
- thrust
See more results »