verb
    
    -structs; -structed; -structing
    
    [+ obj] to build or make (something physical, such as a road, bridge, or building)
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    to make or create (something, such as a story or theory) by organizing ideas, words, etc.
    
    
    
    
    
    mathematics :to draw (a shape) according to a set of instructions or rules
    
    
    
    noun
    
    plural -structs
    
    [count] formal :something (such as an idea or a theory) that is formed in people's minds