construct
construct is a 9-letter English word with 10 senses as transitive verb, adjective, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To put together the constituent parts of (something) in their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make; as, to construct an edifice. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. To put together the constituent parts of (something) in their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make; as, to construct an edifice.
- transitive verb. To devise; to invent; to set in order; to arrange; as, to construct a theory of ethics.
- adjective. Formed by, or relating to, construction, interpretation, or inference.
- noun. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
- verb. reassemble mentally
"reconstruct the events of 20 years ago"
- verb. draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions
"construct an equilateral triangle"
- verb. put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; He manufactured a popular cereal"
"the company fabricates plastic chairs"
"They manufacture small toys"
- verb. make by combining materials and parts
"this little pig made his house out of straw"
"Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
- verb. create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts
"construct a proof"
"construct an argument"
- verb. create by linking linguistic units
"construct a sentence"
"construct a paragraph"
Synonyms
concept, conception, reconstruct, retrace, fabricate, manufacture, build, make
Common word forms
constructs, constructed, constructer, constructing, constructable
Words from these letters
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