1. A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; SYN. edifice.
2. The occupants of a building.
ETYM Latin constructio: cf. French construction.
1. A group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit; SYN. expression.
2. An interpretation of a text or action; SYN. twist.
3. Drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem.
4. The act of constructing or building something; SYN. building.
5. The commercial activity involved in constructing buildings; SYN. building.
6. The creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought; SYN. mental synthesis.
ETYM Latin fabrica fabric, workshop: cf. French fabrique fabric. Related to Forge.
Something made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; SYN. cloth, material, textile.
A small pit for individual shelter against enemy fire; SYN. fox hole.
ETYM Old Eng. hol, hole, AS. hol, hole, cavern, from hol, hollow.
(Homonym: whole).
1. A depression hollowed out of solid matter; SYN. hollow.
2. A fault.
3. An opening deliberately made in or through something.
4. An opening into or through something.
5. An unoccupied space.
6. One unit of play from tee to green on a golf course.
A bizarre or difficult state or situation — usually used in the phrase down the rabbit hole