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construction
Noun
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Construction is the act of building something.
The workers began construction of the new hospital last week.
The recent downturn in the economy is causing a lot of pain in the construction industry with few new homes being built.
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Construction is the way that something is made.
The stone construction of these buildings makes them very cold in the winter.
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In language, a construction is a combination of form and meaning.
Spoken English doesn't use as many passive constructions as written English.
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A construction is a particular way that something is understood.
In this book, the meaning of "man" is not a simple natural thing; it is a social construction.
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A construction is a building, bridge, tower, model, or large piece of art.
A large and unusual construction stood just outside town.
load
Noun
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A load is something carried, often something heavy.
The truck arrived with a load of dog food.
You've got quite a load. Let me help you carry it.
The ship won't leave until it has a full load of oil.
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Loads/a load of something is a lot of it.
We've had a load of problems ever since we got the new stuff.
It costs loads of money.
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Your load is how much work you have.
We hired another person to spread the load a bit more.
Teachers are asking for a lower teaching load.
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Load is the amount electrical power produced.
load
Verb
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If you load mathx/math on mathy/math, you put mathx/math on mathy/math to be carried. Usually there is a lot of mathx/math, and/or it is heavy.
We loaded the boxes on the truck and set off for Vancouver.
After loading up the horses, we got on and headed north.
The waiter loaded all the food onto a tray and carried it out.
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If you load a machine, you put in supplies that the machine uses.
He loaded the gun, brought it up, and shot the deer in one continuous motion.
All the software has been loaded onto the computer.