Definitions:

1. a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit noun
   • I concluded from their awkward constructions that they were a foreigner.
2. an interpretation of a text or action noun
   • They put an unsympathetic construction on the children's conduct.
3. drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem noun
   • the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem
4. the act of constructing something noun
   • during the construction we had to take a detour
5. the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones noun
   • their main business is home construction

Synonyms:

• building
• expression
• grammatical construction
• mental synthesis
• structure
• twist