Sorry, no online dictionaries contain the exact phrase when you build a thing based on a plan.

Reverse dictionary results:
1. construct
2. diagram
3. complex
4. custom-tailor
5. systematic
6. desultory
7. rooted
8. draw
9. level
10. trust
11. head
12. trusted
13. cast
14. form
15. make
16. throw
17. base
18. construction
19. speculate
20. foundation
21. preparation
22. formation
23. constitute
24. extend
25. manufacture
26. figure
27. heart
28. leg
29. legs
30. leh
31. jerry-build
32. pyramid
33. pyramiding
34. pyramids
35. footing
36. groin
37. muscular
38. superstruct
39. blueprint
40. building

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