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Autumn
(Definition) |
The season after summer and before winter, in the northern hemisphere from September to November and in the southern hemisphere from March to May |
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Autumn
(Collocation) |
ADJ + Autumn
Last, next, this (coming) early, late, wet.
Autumn + Noun
Landscape, sky colors, leaf, collection, exhibition. |
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Autumn
(Synonym) |
Fall |
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Autumn
(Sentence) |
She got an award during last Autumn exhibition. |
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Conscience
(Definition) |
A person's moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one's behavior. |
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Conscience
(Family Word) |
conscious
consciousness
conscientious |
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Conscience
(Collocation) |
ADJ. clear, easy, good, bad, guilty, terrible, troubled, uneasy civic, moral, political
VERB + CONSCIENCE have appease, ease, salve, soothe prick, trouble, appeal to, arouse, rouse, stir, wrestle with
CONSCIENCE + VERB trouble, dictate
PREP. on your~ |
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Conscience
(Synonym) |
Small voice
Principles
Scruples
Morals |
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Conscience
(Antonym) |
Immorality |
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Conscience
(Sentence) |
I'm sure she has something on her conscience.
It was on his conscience that he hadn't called her. |
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Discard
(Definition) |
To get rid of throw away something or someone |
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Discard
(Family Word) |
Discarded |
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Discard
(Collocation) |
ADV. completely, entirely
PREP. in favour of |
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Discard
(Synonym) |
Throw away
Dispose of |
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Discard
(Antonym) |
Keep
Take in |
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Discard
(Sentence) |
Older managers have been discarded in favor of younger people.
These ideas have now been completely discarded. |
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Ease
(Definition) |
To free from pain, worry or agitation |
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Ease
(Family Word) |
Easily |
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Ease
(Collocation) |
ADV. considerably, greatly, slightly, somewhat, gradually, slowly, away, into
PREP. away from, out of |
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Ease
(Synonym) |
Relive |
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Ease
(Antonym) |
Injure
Hurt |
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Ease
(Sentence) |
The situation would be considerably eased if more money were made available.
The pain in my leg gradually eased away.
He eased himself into the driving seat.
She carefully eased the car out of the garage. |
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Expenditure
(Definition) |
An amount of money spent |
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Expenditure
(Family Word) |
ADJ. Considerable, heavy, high, huge, major, massive, low, modest, average |
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Expenditure
(Synonym) |
Expenses
Spending |
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Expenditure
(Antonym) |
Saving |
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Expenditure
(Sentence) |
The group is calling for higher expenditure on education. |
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Extraordinary
(Definition) |
Beyond what is unusual or ordinary |
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Extraordinary
(Family Word) |
Extraordinarily |
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Extraordinary
(Collocation) |
Appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound, make, find |
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Extraordinary
(Synonym) |
Surprising
Unusual
Unprecedented |
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Extraordinary
(Antonym) |
Normal
Common
Conventional |
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Extraordinary
(Sentence) |
What makes it so extraordinary is that the experts had all dismissed her theories as rubbish. |
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Fabric
(Definition) |
A cloth produced especially by knitting, weaving, or felting fibers. |
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Fabric
(Family Word) |
Fabricate
Fabricable |
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Fabric
(Collocation) |
ADJ. beautiful, rich, rich fabric wall coverings
delicate, fine, lightweight, sheer, soft, thin
coarse, firm, hard-wearing, thick
stretch, floral, patterned, plain, printed, striped, knitted, woven, etc.
synthetic, curtain, dress, furnishing |
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Fabric
(Synonym) |
Textile
Fibers |
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Fabric
(Sentence) |
Our furniture was built with high quality fabric. |
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Federation
(Definition) |
the act of federation or uniting in a league. |
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Federation
(Family Word) |
Federal |
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Federation
(Collocation) |
ADJ. loose, national, international, athletics, soccer, employers, industry, labour, police, trade union |
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Federation
(Synonym) |
Association
Union
Alliance |
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Federation
(Antonym) |
Division
Separation
Disunion |
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Federation
(Sentence) |
He proposed a loose federation of small, local groups.
World the International Federation of Football Clubs. |
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Fiber
(Definition) |
A fine thread or something like a thread |
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Fiber
(Collocation) |
Natural, Synthetic, harmful |
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Fiber
(Synonym) |
Fabric |
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Fiber
(Sentence) |
Natural Fiber does not harmful our environment. |
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Grave
(Definition) |
An excavation for the interment of a corpse.
A place of burial. |
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Grave
(Collocation) |
Deep, shallow, freshly-dug, mass, watery, open |
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Grave
(Synonym) |
burry |
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Grave
(Sentence) |
The body was found in a shallow grave in a nearby wood.
The mourners threw flowers into the open grave.
A mass grave has been discovered in a wood outside the village.
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Lease
(Definition) |
If something has "a new lease on life", it is changed or repaired so that it can continue. |
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Lease
(Collocation) |
long, long-term
short, short-term
ten-year, etc.
business, commercial
building, mining |
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Lease
(Sentence) |
I pained my car so it got a new lease on life. |
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Mend
(Definition) |
Repair (something that is broken or damaged) |
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Mend
(Family Word) |
Mending
Mended
Mendable |
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Mend
(Collocation) |
Relation, shirts, hole |
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Mend
(Synonym) |
Repair
Restore
Sew |
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Mend
(Antonym) |
Break
Damage
Ruin |
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Mend
(Sentence) |
Could you mend this hole in my shirt?
The country is seeking to mend relations with the US. |
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Novel
(Definition) |
Something not seen before;
fresh;
new;
original |
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Novel
(Collocation) |
extremely, very
completely, entirely, quite, totally, wholly
rather, relatively
essentially |
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Novel
(Synonym) |
Innovative
Fresh
New-Fashioned |
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Novel
(Antonym) |
Old-Fashioned
Familiar
Ordinary |
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Novel
(Sentence) |
Your T-shirt is extremely novel. |
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Recycle
(Definition) |
to collect and treat used objects and materials that are ready to be thrown out in order to produce materials that can be used again |
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Recycle
(Collocation) |
endlessly, regularly (often figurative)
endlessly recycling the same worn-out arguments
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Recycle
(Synonym) |
Recover
Save
Reuse |
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Recycle
(Antonym) |
Waste
Lose
harm |
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Recycle
(Sentence) |
The Japanese recycle more than half their waste paper.
Shall I just throw this bottle away, or do you recycle? |
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Secondhand
(Definition) |
used in the past by someone else. |
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Secondhand
(Collocation) |
Something (Car, Shoes...) |
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Secondhand
(Synonym) |
Hand-me-down
Pre-owned
Previously owned |
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Secondhand
(Antonym) |
New
Brand-new |
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Secondhand
(Sentence) |
I bought it secondhand at that bookstore on Elm Street. |
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Sew
(Definition) |
to join two pieces of cloth together by putting thread through them with a needle. |
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Sew
(Collocation) |
ADV. carefully, neatly
on, together,
PREP. onto |
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Sew
(Synonym) |
Tailor
Fasten |
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Sew
(Antonym) |
Separate
Unfasten |
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Sew
(Sentence) |
The squares of fabric were all sewn neatly together.
He sewed up the tear with needle and thread.
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Soil
(Definition) |
the material on the surface of the ground in which plants grow |
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Soil
(Collocation) |
deep, shallow, thin, fertile, good, rich, barren, infertile, poor
light, heavy, loose, dry, damp, moist, waterlogged, wet
acid/acidic, alkaline, contaminated, top (also topsoil)
chalky, clay/clayey, peaty, sandy, sony
alluvial, desert, forest, garden, polar, volcanic |
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Soil
(Synonym) |
Land
Ground |
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Soil
(Antonym) |
Sky |
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Soil
(Sentence) |
The flowers do well in sandy soil. |
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Stained
(Definition) |
to leave a mark on something that is difficult to remove |
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Stained
(Collocation) |
Terribly
A lot
Slightly |
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Stained
(Synonym) |
Spot
Tint |
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Stained
(Antonym) |
Cleanse
Bleach
whiten |
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Stained
(Sentence) |
Tomato sauce stains terribly - it's really difficult to get it out of clothes. |
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Surrounding
(Definition) |
to be everywhere around something |
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Surrounding
(Collocation) |
By
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Surrounding
(Synonym) |
Neighboring
Enclosing
Around |
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Surrounding
(Sentence) |
Snow-capped mountains surround the city.
Gwen sat at her desk, surrounded by books and papers. |
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Sustainable
(Definition) |
causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time |
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Sustainable
(Family Word) |
Sustainability
Sustain
Sustained |
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Sustainable
(Collocation) |
Over, into,
communities/energy source |
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Sustainable
(Synonym) |
Continual
Viable
Green |
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Sustainable
(Antonym) |
Temporary
Unsuitable
Untenable |
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Sustainable
(Sentence) |
That sort of extreme diet is not sustainable over a long period.
The growth momentum is likely to be sustainable into next year. |
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Textile
(Definition_ |
a cloth made by hand or machine |
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Textile
(Collocation) |
embroidered, handwoven, printed, woven
cotton, woollen, etc.
TEXTILE + NOUN
business, company, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, mill,
trade, worker, design, designer
PREP. in ~s
She has a job in textiles.
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Textile
(Synonym) |
Cloth
Fiber
Goods
Yarn |
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Textile
(Sentence) |
She makes a big profit from selling waste material to textile companies.
The textile industry still relies to some extent on sweated labour.
His pictures use textiles and found objects.
We only use the finest textiles for our upholstery. |
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Trend
(Definition) |
a general development or change in a situation or in the way that people are behaving. |
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Trend
(Family Word) |
Trending |
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Trend
(Collocation) |
strong, consistent, constant, steady
accelerating, growing, increasing, underlying
dominant, main, major, prevailing
gradual, clear, marked
general, apparent, discernible, global, national, international,
universal, worldwide, positive, upward, downward, negative,
contrary, opposite, healthy, welcome, adverse, dangerous,
disturbing, unfortunate, worrying, fashion
demographic, population, cultural,
social, evolutionary, historical, economic, market
growth, inflationary |
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Trend
(Synonym) |
Tendency
Direction |
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Trend
(Sentence) |
Surveys show a trend away from home-ownership and toward rented accommodation.
There's been a downward/upward trend in sales in the last few years.
Despite this month's disappointing figures, the underlying trend is health. |
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Triple
(Definition) |
having three parts of the same type, or happening three times |
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Triple
(Family Word) |
Tripled
Tripling |
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Triple
(Synonym) |
Ternary
threfold |
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Triple
(Sentence) |
Her trainer is a triple Olympic champion.
There's a triple bill of Hitchcock film (= three films) on at the cinema next Sunday. |
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Turnover
(Definition) |
the amount of business that a company does in a period of time |
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Turnover
(Collocation) |
ADJ. large, low, small,
company, group, aggregate, combined, total,
gross, net, annual, daily, etc.
global, worldwide, market, capital, stock
VERB + TURNOVER
have, record, boost, increase, reduce
TURNOVER + NOUN
figure, growth, rate, tax |
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Turnover
(Synonym) |
Billing |
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Turnover
(Sentence) |
The combined turnover of both businesses has doubled in the last two years.
The company recorded a turnover of $50 million last year. |
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Affection
(Definition) |
a friendly feeling of liking or loving someone or something |
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Affection
(Family Word) |
Affectionate
Affectionately |
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Affection
(Collocation) |
ADJ. deep, genuine, great, real, special
VERB + AFFECTION
feel, have, hold sb in, retain
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Affection
(Synonym) |
caring
devotion |
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Affection
(Antonym) |
coldness |
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Affection
(Sentence) |
I have very strong affection for my grandparents. |
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Aggressive
(Definition) |
mean and unfriendly in one's actions;
ready to argue or start fights |
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Aggressive
(Family Word) |
Aggression
Aggressively |
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Aggressive
(Collocation) |
VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound
become, get
ADV. extremely, particularly, really, very
PREP. Towards
VERBS be
ADV. extremely, highly, very |
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