Construction and Shell

Construction

Construction noun - Something put together by arranging or connecting an array of parts.

Usage example: the swing set turned out to be a more complicated construction than the “some assembly required” warning suggested

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Shell and construction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shell" instead a noun "Construction".

Shell noun - Something that encloses another thing especially to protect it.

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Construction and shell are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Construction" instead a noun "Shell".

Nearby Words: shelling, shelled

human	human construction	human shell
physical	physical construction	physical shell
similar	similar construction	similar shell
complete	complete construction	complete shell
Other adjectives: solid, heavy, entire, large, cold, new, mechanical, different, giant.

Part of it's construction involved compressing the planet Jupiter into a shell roughly two-thirds the size of the Moon.

Source: Big Bulky Bomb
Standing at 105 stories, construction stalled in 1992 as a result of an economic depression, and the tower stood dormant for sixteen years with no exterior or interior work conducted as the building essentially stood as an empty shell.

Source: Saved from Development Hell

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