drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem; "the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem"
the act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats"
the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades"
the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit; "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner"
an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct"
win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury"
a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary); "he works on commission"
the state of being in good working order and ready for operation; "put the ships into commission"; "the motor was out of commission"
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods"
accept as legally binding and valid; "acknowledge the deed"
express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"
report the receipt of; "The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper"
render capable or able for some task; "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"; "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain"
a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event
someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group
a deposit of personal property as security for a debt; "his saxophone was in pledge"
promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that will honor my wife"
bind or secure by a pledge; "I was pledged to silence"
give as a guarantee; "I pledge my honor"
pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals; "I pledged $10 a month to my favorite radio station"
the act of blending components together thoroughly
a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'"; "`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'"; "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau"
an occurrence of thorough mixing
mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"
combine into one; "blend the nuts and raisins together"; "he blends in with the crowd"; "We don't intermingle much"
blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs"
(of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject; "a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process"; "exempt from jury duty"; "only the very poorest citizens should be exempt from income taxes"
grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam"
a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
something presented as a gift; "his tie was a present from his wife"
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow"
spatial sense; being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation"
bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination; "a spoken message"; "the spoken language"; "a soft-spoken person"; "sharp-spoken"
direct one's interest or attention towards; go into; "The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction"; "People turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium"