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Principal :: Principal (n.) The construction which gives shape and strength to a roof, -- generally a truss of timber or iron, but there are roofs with stone principals. Also, loosely, the most important member of a piece of framing..

Pilaster :: Pilaster (n.) An upright architectural member right-angled in plan, constructionally a pier (See Pier, 1 (b)), but architecturally corresponding to a column, having capital, shaft, and base to agree with those of the columns of the same order. In most cases the projection from the wall is one third of its width, or less..

Grammatical :: Grammatical (a.) According to the rules of grammar; grammatically correct; as, the sentence is not grammatical; the construction is not grammatical..

Tunnel :: Tunnel (n. .) An artificial passage or archway for conducting canals or railroads under elevated ground, for the formation of roads under rivers or canals, and the construction of sewers, drains, and the like..

Fabrication :: Fabrication (n.) The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture; as, the fabrication of a bridge, a church, or a government..

Superintendence :: Superintend (v. t.) To have or exercise the charge and oversight of; to oversee with the power of direction; to take care of with authority; to supervise; as, an officer superintends the building of a ship or the construction of a fort..

Tectonic :: Tectonic (a.) Of or pertaining to building or construction; architectural.

Web :: Web (n.) A disk or solid construction serving, instead of spokes, for connecting the rim and hub, in some kinds of car wheels, sheaves, etc..

Underpinning :: Underpinning (n.) That by which a building is underpinned; the material and construction used for support, introduced beneath a wall already constructed..

Constructive :: Constructive (a.) Having ability to construct or form; employed in construction; as, to exhibit constructive power..

Conduct :: Conduct (n.) Plot; action; construction; manner of development.

Construction :: Construction (n.) The form or manner of building or putting together the parts of anything; structure; arrangement.

Caboose :: Caboose (n.) A car used on freight or construction trains for brakemen, workmen, etc.; a tool car..

Misconstruction :: Misconstruction (n.) Erroneous construction; wrong interpretation.

Hyperbaton :: Hyperbaton (n.) A figurative construction, changing or inverting the natural order of words or clauses; as, echoed the hills for the hills echoed..

Versification :: Versification (n.) The act, art, or practice, of versifying, or making verses; the construction of poetry; metrical composition..

Grammarian :: Grammarian (n.) One versed in grammar, or the construction of languages; a philologist..

Roof :: Roof (n.) The cover of any building, including the roofing (see Roofing) and all the materials and construction necessary to carry and maintain the same upon the walls or other uprights. In the case of a building with vaulted ceilings protected by an outer roof, some writers call the vault the roof, and the outer protection the roof mask. It is better, however, to consider the vault as the ceiling only, in cases where it has farther covering..

Vaulting :: Vaulting (n.) The act of constructing vaults; a vaulted construction.

Railroading :: Railroading (n.) The construction of a railroad; the business of managing or operating a railroad.

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