English dictionary: words starting with cons - page 9

Meanings of Constricting:

verb

Make narrower, especially by encircling pressure.

Usage examples:

Chemicals that constrict the blood vessels

Meanings of Constriction:

noun

The action of making something narrower by pressure or of becoming narrower; tightening.

Usage examples:

Asthma is a constriction of the airways

Meanings of Constrictions:

noun

The action of making something narrower by pressure or of becoming narrower; tightening.

Usage examples:

Asthma is a constriction of the airways

Meanings of Constrictor:

noun

A snake that kills by coiling round its prey and asphyxiating it.

Usage examples:

We did one project on rainforest snakes, covering everything from constrictors to vipers.

Meanings of Constrictors:

noun

A snake that kills by coiling round its prey and asphyxiating it.

Usage examples:

We did one project on rainforest snakes, covering everything from constrictors to vipers.

Meanings of Constricts:

verb

Make narrower, especially by encircling pressure.

Usage examples:

Chemicals that constrict the blood vessels

Meanings of Constringent:

adjective

Causing constriction.

Usage examples:

Water in which alum is dissolved, has indeed a constringent effect upon the animal fibre.

Meanings of Construal:

noun

The way a person understands the world or a particular situation

Usage examples:

A young child's construal of a task may be different from an older child's or an adult's.

Meanings of Construct:

verb

Build or make (something, typically a building, road, or machine).

Usage examples:

A company that constructs oil rigs

noun

An idea or theory containing various conceptual elements, typically one considered to be subjective and not based on empirical evidence.

Usage examples:

History is largely an ideological construct

Meanings of Constructed:

verb

Build or make (something, typically a building, road, or machine).

Usage examples:

A company that constructs oil rigs

noun

An idea or theory containing various conceptual elements, typically one considered to be subjective and not based on empirical evidence.

Usage examples:

History is largely an ideological construct

Meanings of Constructing:

verb

Build or make (something, typically a building, road, or machine).

Usage examples:

A company that constructs oil rigs

noun

An idea or theory containing various conceptual elements, typically one considered to be subjective and not based on empirical evidence.

Usage examples:

History is largely an ideological construct

Meanings of Construction:

noun

The action of building something, typically a large structure.

Usage examples:

There was a skyscraper under construction

Meanings of Constructional:

adjective

Relating to the construction of buildings, roads, etc.

Usage examples:

Buildings of particular architectural or constructional interest

Meanings of Constructionism:

noun

Another term for constructivism.

Meanings of Constructionist:

noun

Another term for constructivist (noun).

adjective

Relating to social constructionism (= the idea that beliefs are formed by the habits and traditions of a society)

Usage examples:

The book provides a critique of constructionist approaches to the social sciences., you can find co…

Meanings of Constructionists:

noun

Another term for constructivist (noun).

adjective

Relating to social constructionism (= the idea that beliefs are formed by the habits and traditions of a society)

Usage examples:

The book provides a critique of constructionist approaches to the social sciences., you can find co…

Meanings of Constructions:

noun

The action of building something, typically a large structure.

Usage examples:

There was a skyscraper under construction

Meanings of Constructive:

adjective

Having or intended to have a useful or beneficial purpose.

Usage examples:

Constructive advice

Meanings of Constructively:

adverb

In a way that has or is intended to have a useful or beneficial purpose.

Usage examples:

The party has engaged constructively in this debate

Meanings of Constructivism:

noun

A style or movement in which assorted mechanical objects are combined into abstract mobile structural forms. the movement originated in russia in the 1920s and has influenced many aspects of modern architecture and design.

Usage examples:

In perfect synchronization with the russian revolutions at the beginning of the 20th century, const…

Meanings of Constructivist:

noun

A practitioner of a style in which mechanical objects are combined into abstract mobile forms.

Usage examples:

The russian constructivists adopted these techniques for their large constructions

adjective

Relating to or denoting a style in which mechanical objects are combined into abstract mobile forms.

Usage examples:

The constructivist aesthetic of the building

Meanings of Constructor:

noun

A person or company that builds, designs, or makes something.

Usage examples:

The country's biggest constructor of naval vessels

Meanings of Constructors:

noun

A person or company that builds, designs, or makes something.

Usage examples:

The country's biggest constructor of naval vessels

Meanings of Constructs:

verb

Build or make (something, typically a building, road, or machine).

Usage examples:

A company that constructs oil rigs

noun

An idea or theory containing various conceptual elements, typically one considered to be subjective and not based on empirical evidence.

Usage examples:

History is largely an ideological construct

Meanings of Construe:

verb

Interpret (a word or action) in a particular way.

Usage examples:

His words could hardly be construed as an apology