1. A story, a lie, an excuse, etc. that has been invented or made up and is not true: Leslie was told by his mother to quit making up fabrications about how the window was broken by someone else and not by him.
2. The construction of something: It was obvious that the contractor was making a big effort to have his carpenters complete the house as soon as possible so they could start building another one that had been requested by the Roderick family. © ALL rights are reserved.

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The processes by which raw metals are made into alloys and useful products: David's son works for a company that produces various products with fabrication metallurgies; such as, wires, cooking pots and pans, filing cabinets, metal shelves, tools, etc.