constructive
— Adjective
– English
~ emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good; "constructive criticism"
constructive breach
— Noun
– English
~ a breach of contract committed prior to the time of required performance
constructively
— Adverb
– English
~ in a constructive manner; "it is my task to look critically and constructively at the flaws and the failures"
constructiveness
— Noun
– English
~ the quality of serving to build or improve
constructivism
— Noun
– English
~ an abstractionist artistic movement in Russia after World War I; industrial materials were used to construct nonrepresentational objects
constructivist
— Noun
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~ an artist of the school of constructivism
constructor
— Noun
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~ someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building)
construe
— Verb
– English
~ make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
consubstantial
— Adjective
– English
~ regarded as the same in substance or essence (as of the three persons of the Trinity)
consubstantiate
— Verb
– English
~ unite in one common substance; "Thought is consubstantiated with the object"
consubstantiate
— Verb
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~ become united in substance; "thought and the object consubstantiate"
consubstantiation
— Noun
– English
~ the doctrine of the High Anglican Church that after the consecration of the Eucharist the substance of the body and blood of Christ coexists with the substance of the consecrated bread and wine
consuetude
— Noun
– English
~ a custom or usage that has acquired the force of law
consuetudinal
— Noun
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~ a manual describing the customs of a particular group (especially the ceremonial practices of a monastic order)
consuetudinary
— Noun
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~ a manual describing the customs of a particular group (especially the ceremonial practices of a monastic order)
consul
— Noun
– English
~ a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
consular
— Adjective
– English
~ having to do with a consul or his office or duties
consulate
— Noun
– English
~ diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul