Creation - English meaning

noun

An arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place.

Usage examples:

She made an appointment with my receptionist

A meeting arranged in advance

noun

A formal arrangement to meet or visit someone at a particular time and place

Usage examples:

[ c ] i have a doctor’s appointment tomorrow.

noun

A structure with a roof and walls, such as a house or factory.

Usage examples:

In my view, it would be illogical and incorrect to describe these two buildings as a house.

verb

Construct (something) by putting parts or material together.

Usage examples:

The ironworks were built in 1736

noun

A structure with walls and a roof, such as a house or factory

Usage examples:

The once-empty site was now covered with buildings.

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

verb

Present participle of construct

Usage examples:

To construct a new bridge/building, the walls are constructed of concrete., to construct a story/se…

noun

The action of building something, typically a large structure.

Usage examples:

There was a skyscraper under construction

noun

The act or result of putting different things together

Usage examples:

A new hotel is now under construction (= being built)., the construction you are putting on my clie…

noun

The process or business of building large objects such as buildings, roads, bridges, etc.

Usage examples:

Employment in construction increased by 12,000., a construction site/project/worker 29-year-old jos…

noun

A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is made.

Usage examples:

He has just unveiled his design for the new museum

verb

Decide upon the look and functioning of (a building, garment, or other object), by making a detailed drawing of it.

Usage examples:

A number of architectural students were designing a factory

verb

The act of working out the form of something

verb

Put together and set upright (a building, wall, or other structure).

Usage examples:

The guest house was erected in the eighteenth century

adjective

Rigidly upright or straight.

Usage examples:

She stood erect with her arms by her sides

verb

Present participle of erect

Usage examples:

The war memorial was erected in 1950., the soldiers had erected barricades to protect themselves., …

noun

The action of erecting a structure or object.

Usage examples:

Fees will be levied for the erection of monuments

noun

The act of building or making a structure

Usage examples:

They approved the erection of an electric fence around the prison., this splendid if extraordinary …

noun

A building or other structure

Usage examples:

This splendid if extraordinary erection from the last century is a local landmark.

noun

The action of establishing something or being established.

Usage examples:

The establishment of an independent government

noun

The people who have most of the power within government or society or in a particular business or activity

Usage examples:

The diplomatic/educational/literary establishment, visitors come to shop in the fashionable new est…

noun

A business or other organization, or the place where an organization operates

Usage examples:

An educational/training/religious establishment, what percent of your establishment's total sales a…

verb

Invent (something) in order to deceive.

Usage examples:

Officers fabricated evidence

verb

Present participle of fabricate

Usage examples:

He was late, so he fabricated an excuse to avoid trouble., he claims that the police fabricated evi…

verb

To invent or produce something false in order to deceive someone

Usage examples:

He was late, so he fabricated an excuse to avoid trouble., he claims that the police fabricated evi…

noun

The action or process of manufacturing or inventing something.

Usage examples:

The assembly and fabrication of electronic products

noun

The act of inventing false information in order to deceive someone, or the false information itself

Usage examples:

The report stopped short of accusing anyone of fabrication of evidence., the evidence he gave in co…

noun

The act of producing a product, especially in an industrial process

Usage examples:

Recommended materials must be used in the fabrication of the test equipment., all wafer fabrication…

verb

Make into a particular form.

Usage examples:

The bottles were fashioned from green glass

noun

A popular or the latest style of clothing, hair, decoration, or behaviour.

Usage examples:

The latest parisian fashions

noun

A manner of doing something.

Usage examples:

The work is done in a rather casual fashion

noun

The action of forming or process of being formed.

Usage examples:

The formation of the great rift valley

noun

A large area of rock that has characteristics different from the land surrounding it

Usage examples:

[ u ] they called for the formation of a committee to investigate corruption., [ c ] unusual cloud …

noun

The development or creation of a company, organization, etc.

Usage examples:

His company has made excellent progress since its formation three years ago., the arts center is co…

verb

Bring together parts or combine to create (something).

Usage examples:

The company was formed in 1982

noun

The visible shape or configuration of something.

Usage examples:

The form, colour, and texture of the tree

noun

A particular way in which a thing exists or appears.

Usage examples:

Essays in book form

noun

The lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level.

Usage examples:

Foundations were being dug for a block of flats

noun

The base that is built below the surface of the ground to support a building

Usage examples:

A concrete foundation, fig. the two leaders have laid the foundations of a new era of cooperation b…

noun

An organization that has been started in order to provide money for a particular group of people or for a particular type of research

Usage examples:

He gave £1m to set up a charitable foundation to help vulnerable young people., he helped lead the …

noun

All of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively.

Usage examples:

One of his generation's finest songwriters

noun

All the people of about the same age within a society or within a particular family, or the usual period of time from a person’s birth to the birth of his or her children

Usage examples:

The last/next generation, there were three generations at the wedding – grandparents, parents, and …

noun

A group of people who are about the same age within a society or within a particular family

Usage examples:

The new/next generation family-owned private firms don't usually aim to sell off the business; they…

noun

The beginning or introduction of a system, policy, or period.

Usage examples:

The inauguration of an independent prosecution service

noun

The act of putting a service, system, etc. into action, or an occasion when this happens

Usage examples:

On friday the company celebrated the inauguration of their latest north sea installation., presiden…

noun

The act of officially putting someone into an important position, or the ceremony at which this is done

Usage examples:

He watched the inauguration of his country's new president., when is the inauguration?, an inaugura…

noun

The action of installing someone or something, or the state of being installed.

Usage examples:

The installation of a central heating system

noun

The act of putting something in place so that it is ready for use

Usage examples:

[ u ] do you have to pay extra for installation?

noun

The act of putting a program onto a computer

Usage examples:

She provided me with the resources required for testing the installation of the software., software…

noun

An organization founded for a religious, educational, professional, or social purpose.

Usage examples:

An academic institution

noun

A large and important organization, such as a university or bank

Usage examples:

A medical/educational/financial institution, harvard university is an internationally respected ins…

noun

A building where people are sent to be cared for, especially a hospital or prison

verb

Put (money) into financial schemes, shares, property, or a commercial venture with the expectation of achieving a profit.

Usage examples:

The company is to invest £12 m in its manufacturing site at linlithglow

verb

Present participle of invest

Usage examples:

The institute will invest five million in the project., he's not certain whether to invest in the p…

verb

To put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or get an advantage

Usage examples:

The institute will invest five million in the project., he's not certain whether to invest in the p…

noun

The action of formally investing a person with honours or rank.

Usage examples:

The investiture of bishops

noun

A ceremony in which someone is given an official rank, authority, power, etc.

Usage examples:

The investiture of the new president will take place this evening.

noun

The process of making or producing something.

Usage examples:

The making of videos

verb

Form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; create.

Usage examples:

My grandmother made a dress for me

noun

The process of doing or producing something

Usage examples:

We recommend the making of a back-up copy to prevent you losing any work., a number of pre-conditio…

noun

The work of a fashion model.

Usage examples:

Have you ever thought of a career in modelling?

verb

Fashion or shape (a three-dimensional figure or object) in a malleable material such as clay or wax.

Usage examples:

Use the icing to model a house

noun

The beginning or creation of something.

Usage examples:

There are a number of theories on the origination of the name

noun

The process of arranging a new loan or investment

Usage examples:

Origination fee/cost the credit union announced that it would no longer charge an origination fee f…

noun

The action of making or manufacturing from components or raw materials, or the process of being so manufactured.

Usage examples:

Banning the production of chemical weapons