'Constructing' definitions:
Definition of 'Constructing'
From: GCIDE
- Construct \Con*struct"\ (k[o^]n*str[u^]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Constructed; p. pr. & vb. n. Constructing.] [L. constructus, p. p. of construere to bring together, to construct; con- + struere to pile up, set in order. See Structure, and cf. Construe.]
- 1. To put together the constituent parts of (something) in their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make; as, to construct an edifice. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To devise; to invent; to set in order; to arrange; as, to construct a theory of ethics.
- Syn: To build; erect; form; compile; make; fabricate; originate; invent. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Constructing'
- Construct,
- Constructed,
- Constructer,
- Construction,
- Constructional,
- Constructive,
- Constructively,
- Constructiveness,
- under construction,
- Construct form,
- Construct state,
- Construction of an equation,
- Construction train,
- Constructive crimes,
- Constructive fraud,
- Constructive mileage,
- Constructive notice,
- Constructive trust,
- Pregnant construction,
- construction industry,
- construction paper,
- construction worker,
- constructive breach,
- constructive eviction,
- constructive metabolism,
- constructive possession,
- grammatical construction,
- road construction,
- constructive-metabolic,
- grade-constructed