n.
1.the period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union
2.the activity of constructing something again
3.an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence
4.recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall
Idiom of the Day
put the cart before the horse
to do things in the wrong or usual order
I think that my friend is putting the cart before the horse to talk about remodeling the house before he buys it.