construction
The process of constructing.
Anything that has been constructed.
The trade of building structures.
A building, model or some other structure.
A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.
The manner in which something is built.
A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.
The act or result of construing the meaning of something.
The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.
A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.

constructionalization
The process of creating a new, distinct grammatical or lexical construction, a new form, meaning and pairing through gradual language change and conventionalization.

constructionalizations
plural of constructionalization.

constructioner
Synonym of construction worker.

constructioners
plural of constructioner

constructionism
A strict interpretation of the actual words and phrases used in law, rather than any underlying intent.
The idea that people learn about, or perceive the world by constructing mental models.

constructionisms
plural of constructionism

constructions
plural of construction

constructiveness
The characteristic of being constructive.
Creativity, the capacity to invent.

constructivism
A Russian movement in modern art characterized by the creation of nonrepresentational geometric objects using industrial materials.
A style of modern architecture that flourished in the Soviet Union in the 1920s and early 1930s.
A philosophy that asserts the need to construct a mathematical object to prove it exists.
A psychological epistemology which argues that humans generate knowledge and meaning from their experiences.

constructivisms
plural of constructivism

constructivization
The process or result of constructivizing.

constructivizations
plural of constructivization

constructorship
The role or status of constructor.

constupration
The act of ravishing; violation or defilement.

constuprations
plural of constupration

consubsistence
subsistence together

consubstantialism
The doctrine of consubstantiation.

consubstantialities
plural of consubstantiality

consubstantiality
The quality of being consubstantial.

consuetude
Custom, familiarity.

consuetudes
plural of consuetude

consuite
A hospitality room at a con (an organized gathering such as a convention, conference or congress).

consuites
plural of consuite

consulage
A charge or duty paid to a consul

consulages
plural of consulage

consulship
The office of a consul, in its various senses.
The term of office of a consul.

consultability
The property of being consultable; the ability to be consulted.

consultancies
plural of consultancy

consultancy
A consultant or consulting firm.
The services offered by a consultant.

consultantese
Jargon or buzzwords used by consultants.

consultantship
The role or position of a consultant.

consultation
The act of consulting.
A conference for the exchange of information and advice.
An appointment or meeting with a professional person, such as a doctor.

consultations
plural of consultation

consumability
The condition of being consumable

consumation
Consumption; the act of consuming or depleting something.

consumerdom
The realm or sphere of consumers or consumerism.

consumerism
A materialistic attachment to possessions with a heavy use of consumables; a lifestyle based on such tendencies.
An economic theory that increased consumption is beneficial to a nation's economy in the long run.
A policy or social movement of protecting and informing consumers through honesty in advertising and packaging, as well as improved safety standards, among other measures.

consumerisms
plural of consumerism

consumerization
The process of consumerizing.
An instance of that process.

consumerizations
plural of consumerization

consumership
The role or status of consumer.

consumingness
The quality or characteristic of being consuming.

consummation
The act of consummating, or the state of being consummated; the state of being completed; completion.
The first act of sexual intercourse in a relationship, particularly the first such act following marriage.
The achievement of perfection.
Termination; the end (as of the world or of life); an end or resulting state.
The date at which the mortgagor becomes contractually obligated to the mortgagee in a real estate transaction.

consummations
plural of consummation

consummativeness
The quality of being consummative.

consumption
The act of eating, drinking or using.
The amount consumed.
The act of consuming or destroying.
The wasting away of the human body through disease.
Pulmonary tuberculosis and other diseases that cause wasting away, lung infection, etc.
Alcoholism as it precipitates a person's death (especially of natural causes).

consumptions
plural of consumption

consumptiveness
The state of being consumptive.

consumptivity
The quality or degree of being consumptive.

contabescence
The quality of being contabescent.

contabulation
The act of laying floorboards.

contactabilities
plural of contactability

contactability
The condition of being contactable.

contaction
An act of touching.

contactisation
Alternative form of contactization.

contactisations
plural of contactisation

contactiveness
The state or quality of being contactive.

contactization
Conversion to, or description using a contact manifold

contactizations
plural of contactization

contactlessness
An absence of contact.

contactology
The study of contact lenses.

contactomorphism
An isomorphism in the contact category.

contactomorphisms
plural of contactomorphism

contadini
plural of contadino

contadino
An Italian peasant.

contadinos
plural of contadino

contagiosity
contagiousness

contagiousness
The state or condition of being contagious.

containee
That which is contained; the contents.

containees
plural of containee

containerboard
A form of paperboard especially manufactured for the production of corrugated fiberboard.

containerboards
plural of containerboard

containerisation
Alternative spelling of containerization.

containerisations
plural of containerisation

containerization
The process of containerizing; the use of containers in shipping and transport, especially shipping containers.
Software virtualization at the level of the operating system.

containerizations
plural of containerization

containment
The state of being contained.
The state of containing.
Something contained.
A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War.
A physical system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive or other dangerous materials from a nuclear reactor or industrial plant.
An inclusion.

containments
plural of containment

contakia
plural of contakion

contakion
Alternative form of kontakion.

contaminant
That which contaminates; an impurity; foreign matter.

contaminants
plural of contaminant

contamination
The act or process of contaminating.
Something which contaminates.
A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
The influence of one form (often from a foreign language) on the historical development of another form to which it may be related in meaning.
The intermingling of readings from multiple sources by a copyist.

contaminations
plural of contamination

conteck
contention, heated debate

contecks
plural of conteck

contemp
Abbreviation of contemporary.

contemperation
The act of tempering or moderating.
A proportionate combination or mixture.

contemperations
plural of contemperation

contemplation
The act of contemplating; musing; being highly concentrated in thought
Holy meditation.
The act of looking forward to a future event
The state of being considered or planned.

contemplationism
A doctrine of contemplation.