construct
Something constructed from parts.
Noun 3 meanings
Something constructed from parts.
“The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes.”
A concept or model.
“Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics.”
A segment of nucleic acid, created artificially, for transplantation into a target cell or tissue.
Verb 3 meanings
To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
“We constructed the radio from spares.”
To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas.
“A sentence may be constructed with a subject, verb and object.”
To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques.
“Construct a circle that touches each vertex of the given triangle.”
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cōnstrūctus, from cōnstruō (“to heap together”), from com- (“together”) + struō (“to heap up, pile”). Doublet of construe.
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CONSTRUCT at a glance
CONSTRUCT has 9 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (C 3 + O 1 + N 1 + S 1 + T 1 + R 1 + U 1 + C 3 + T 1) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,213 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with construct
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