the act or art of constructing.

the way in which a thing is constructed

a building of solid construction.

something that is constructed; a structure.

the occupation or industry of building

He works in construction.

Grammar .

the arrangement of two or more forms in a grammatical unit. Constructions involving bound forms are often called morphological, as the bound forms fif- and -teen. Those involving only free forms are often called syntactic, as the good man, in the house. Compare bound form , free form .

a word or phrase consisting of two or more forms arranged in a particular way.

a group of words or morphemes for which there is a rule in some part of the grammar.

explanation or interpretation, as of a law, a text, or an action.

noun

destruction , disfigurement , disorganization , ruin , ruins

noun

architecture , arrangement , assembly , build , cast , composition , conception , constitution , contour , cut , development , disposition , edifice , elevation , erecting , erection , fabric , fabricating , fabrication , figuration , figure , form , format , formation , foundation , improvisation , invention , makeup , making , manufacture , mold , origination , outline , plan , planning , prefab , prefabrication , putting up , raising , rearing , roadwork , shape , structure , system , systematization , turn , type , apprehension , construal , definition , exegesis , explication , expos , exposition , inference , interpretation , reading , rendering , rendition , translation , version , clarification , decipherment , elucidation , illumination , illustration , building , creation , design