construct

Noun
  1. An abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances (synset 105844071)
    is a type of: idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
    subtypes:
    • conceptualisation, conceptuality, conceptualization - an elaborated concept
    • notion - a general inclusive concept
    • category - a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme
    • regulation, rule - a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
    • attribute, dimension, property - a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
    • abstract, abstraction - a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
    • quantity - the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable
    • division, part, section - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
    • whole - all of something including all its component elements or parts
    • law, natural law - a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
    • law, law of nature - a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
    • lexicalized concept - a concept that is expressed by a word (in some particular language)
    • hypothesis, possibility, theory - a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
    • fact - a concept whose truth can be proved
    • linguistic rule, rule - (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
    same as: concept, conception
Verb
  1. Make by combining materials and parts (synset 201658171)
    "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
    is a type of: create, make - make or cause to be or to become
    subtypes:
    same as: build, make
    verb group: build - be engaged in building
  2. Put together out of artificial or natural components or parts (synset 201656984)
    "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"; "He manufactured a popular cereal"
    is a type of: make - make by shaping or bringing together constituents
    subtypes:
    same as: fabricate, manufacture
  3. Draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions (synset 201586063)
    "construct an equilateral triangle"
    referred to in: geometry - the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces
    is a type of: delineate, describe, draw, line, trace - make a mark or lines on a surface
  4. Create by linking linguistic units (synset 201761565)
    "construct a sentence"; "construct a paragraph"
    is a type of: create by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands
  5. Create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts (synset 201761390)
    "construct a proof"; "construct an argument"
    is a type of: create by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands
  6. Reassemble mentally (synset 200635752)
    "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago"
    is a type of: conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize - to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
    subtypes: etymologise, etymologize - construct the history of words
    same as: reconstruct, retrace

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