fabrication
Collocations
3ADJ.
brilliant, complete, doubtless, pure, right-wing, straight, structural
VERB + FABRICATION
call, saying
FABRICATION + NOUN
construction, fib
Definitions
noun
The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture
the fabrication of a bridge, a church, or a government
The AISC Standard for Steel Building Structures addresses trade practices and common concerns related to structural steel fabrication and construction.
That which is fabricated; a falsehood.
The story is doubtless a fabrication.
The conscious mind refuses to admit any failure to perceive, and puts in its place a series of rationalisations which are fabrications and distortions of the real nature of things.
The act of cutting up an animal carcass as preparation for cooking; butchery.
For many years meat fabrication was done by hand, with the butchers improving their craft with the advent of higher quality metals, knives, and tools. With the coming of the Industrial Revolution in the mid-1800s, meat processing changed.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
noun — the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)
noun — the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
noun — writing in a fictional form
- fictionalization
- fictionalisation
Antonyms
- dismantling
- dismantlement
- disassembly
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6the fabrication of a bridge, a church, or a government
WiktionaryThe AISC Standard for Steel Building Structures addresses trade practices and common concerns related to structural steel fabrication and construction.
WiktionaryThe story is doubtless a fabrication.
WiktionaryI heard that a gay priest had been promoted to the rank of bishop, but it turned out to be a fabrication.
Tatoeba · #401891Everything he told us was pure fabrication.
Tatoeba · #2265907Even if it's not true, it's a brilliant fabrication.
Tatoeba · #5001166