different between makeup vs construction

English

Alternative forms

• make-up

Etymology

From the verb phrase make up.

Pronunciation

Noun

makeup (usually uncountable, plural makeups)

1. (uncountable) An item's composition.

   To understand how a nuclear reactor works, we must first look at its makeup.

2. (uncountable) Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.

   She is wearing a lot of makeup.

3. (manufacturing) Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up.
   • 2005, William C. Whitman, William M. Johnson, John A. Tomczyk, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Technology, page 1208:

     When the water level drops, the float ball drops with it and opens the valve to the makeup water supply.

4. (education) A test given to students allowing them to repeat failed material.

Usage notes

The alternative spelling make-up is favored by the Oxford Dictionary and thus is often considered to be British, while makeup, being preferred by Merriam Webster's dictionary, is the generally accepted American spelling.

Synonyms

• (composition): configuration, constitution, form; see also Thesaurus:composition
• (cosmetics): beauty products, cosmetics, product, slap, war paint

Hyponyms

• (cosmetics): See also Thesaurus:toiletry

Translations

References

Anagrams

• upmake

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French construction, from Latin c?nstructi?, from c?nstruere, present active infinitive of c?nstru?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?st??k??n/
• Rhymes: -?k??n

Noun

construction (countable and uncountable, plural constructions)

1. The process of constructing.

   Construction is underway on the new bridge.

2. Anything that has been constructed.

   The engineer marvelled at his construction.

3. The trade of building structures.

   He had worked in construction all his life.

4. A building, model or some other structure.

   The office was a construction of steel and glass.

5. (art) A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.

   "Construction in string and clockwork" took first prize.

6. The manner in which something is built.

   A thing of simple construction.
7. (grammar) A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.
8. The act or result of construing the meaning of something.

   American conservatives tend to favor strict construction of the Constitution.

9. The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.
   • 1992, Hilary Mantel, A Place of Greater Safety, Harper Perennial 2007, p. 95:

     He had considered sending Lucille away to stay with relations. But then people might have put the worst construction on it – might believe she had done something she shouldn't have.

10. (geometry) A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.

Synonyms

• building

Antonyms

• destruction

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• construction in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• construction in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• construction at OneLook Dictionary Search

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin c?nstructi?, c?nstructi?nem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??s.t?yk.sj??/

Noun

construction f (plural constructions)

1. construction

Derived terms

• matériau de construction

Related terms

• construire