construction

Definition

  • noun: the act or process of building something (such as a house or road)
  • noun: the act or result of 'construing', interpreting, or explaining
  • often used before another noun

Examples

  • They haven't chosen a 'construction' site for the building yet. [=they haven't decided where the building will be built yet]

  • Some people think it is wrong to end a sentence with a preposition, but the 'construction' is quite common in English.

  • Don't put a negative 'construction' on what I said: [=don't understand what I said in a negative way]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) chain just like, going around. Very cool. - Yeah. - But.. Zombie-kill of the week.. no sir. I saw this construction worker I shit you not. He's on the steam roller and the zombie goes down in front of me.. Ever roll a tube of tooth paste up from the bottom? (..)
    2009 Zombieland