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1.nounOne holding the lowest rank in most Commonwealth police forces. (See also chief constable.)
2.nounA police officer or an officer with equivalent powers.
3.nounAn officer of a noble court in the Middle Ages, usually a senior army commander. (See also marshal).
4.nounThe warden of a castle.
5.nounA public officer, usually at municipal level, responsible for maintaining order or serving writs and court orders.
6.noun(Channel Islands) An elected head of a parish (also known as a connétable)
7.nounA large butterfly, Dichorragia nesimachus, family Nymphalidae, of Asia.
8.nounThat which is permanent or invariable.
9.nounA quantity that remains at a fixed value throughout a given discussion.
10.nounAny property of an experiment, determined numerically, that does not change under given circumstances.
11.nounAn identifier that is bound to an invariant value; a fixed value given a name to aid in readability of source code.
12.nounThe act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.
13.nounThe formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.
14.nounA legal document describing such a formal system.
15.nounA person's physical makeup or temperament, especially in respect of robustness."He has a strong constitution, so he should make a quick recovery from the illness."
16.nounThe general health of a person.
17.adjectiveRelating to a legal or political constitution."Brexit has rocked the foundations and plunged everyone into a state of heightened constitutional anxiety."
18.adjectiveIn compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution."The Court of Appeal ruled against the accused and found the law constitutional."
19.adjectiveBelonging to, or inherent in, the constitution, or in the structure of body or mind."a constitutional infirmity"
20.adjectiveFor the benefit of one's constitution or health."a constitutional walk"
21.nounThe process of constructing."Construction is underway on the new bridge."
22.nounAnything that has been constructed."The engineer marvelled at his construction."
23.nounThe trade of building structures."He had worked in construction all his life."
24.nounA building, model or some other structure."The office was a construction of steel and glass."
25.nounA (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.""Construction in string and clockwork" took first prize."
26.nounThe manner in which something is built."A thing of simple construction."
27.noun(grammar) A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.
28.nounThe act or result of construing the meaning of something."American conservatives tend to favor strict construction of the Constitution."
29.nounThe meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.
30.nounA geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.