[
  {
    "word": "construct",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8k\u0252n.st\u0279\u028ckt/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8k\u0252n.st\u0279\u028ckt/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8k\u0251n.st\u0279\u028ckt/",
        "audio": ""
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Something constructed from parts.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Loops and conditional statements are constructs in computer programming."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A concept or model.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(genetics) A segment of nucleic acid, created artificially, for transplantation into a target cell or tissue.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "concept",
          "idea",
          "model",
          "notion",
          "representation"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To build or form (something) by assembling parts.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "We constructed the radio from spares."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "A sentence may be constructed with a subject, verb and object."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Construct a circle that touches each vertex of the given triangle."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "assemble",
          "build",
          "form",
          "make",
          "produce",
          "put together",
          "form"
        ],
        "antonyms": [
          "destroy",
          "disassemble",
          "dismantle",
          "ruin",
          "take apart",
          "wreck"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/construct"
    ]
  }
]