S: (n) construction, grammatical construction, expression (a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit) "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner"
S: (n) adjunct (a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence)
S: (n) clause ((grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate functioning as a part of a complex sentence)
S: (n) complement (a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction)
S: (n) involution (a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction)
S: (n) phrase (an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence)
S: (n) complement (a complete number or quantity) "a full complement"
S: (n) complement, full complement (number needed to make up a whole force) "a full complement of workers"
S: (n) complement, accompaniment (something added to complete or embellish or make perfect) "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish"
S: (n) complement (one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response)
S: (n) complement (either of two parts that mutually complete each other)
Verb
S: (v) complement (make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to) "I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup"