Collocations
Collocations
Explore English words that belong together, with meanings, examples, and sentence practice. Browse by CEFR level or pattern, and add collocations to your deck for regular review.
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Verb + noun(2)
Adjective + noun(32)
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posthumous award
a prize or honor granted after its recipient has died
precocious child
a child who develops intellectual abilities or maturity unusually early
principled pragmatism
a practical approach that seeks workable results while respecting moral principles
propulsive efficiency
the proportion of propulsion power converted into useful movement of a vehicle
proximal end
the end of a body part nearest its attachment point or the body's centre
pungent satire
satire whose sharp criticism can sting or offend
punitive justice
an approach to justice that emphasizes punishment for wrongdoing
quiescent level
the level measured when a system is quiet or inactive
raucous party
a loud, disorderly social gathering
reclusive life
a way of living with little contact with other people
red giant
a large, bright star in a late stage of life with a relatively cool surface
religious sectarianism
a narrow and exclusive attachment to one religious group or denomination
repetitive movement
a movement performed again and again in the same way
rhythmical prose
ordinary written language with a noticeable pattern of beats or stresses
rickety table
a weak, unsteady table that may wobble or collapse
roguish grin
a broad smile showing playful, attractive mischief
salutary influence
an effect that benefits physical health or well-being
sanguinary war
a war involving extensive bloodshed
scanty harvest
a crop yield that is small or insufficient
scholastic philosophy
a philosophical tradition using formal argument to examine and reconcile faith and reason
seaward side
the part or edge of something that faces toward the sea
sensuous joy
pleasure arising from the enjoyment of beautiful sights, sounds, or other sensations
sententious style
a concise manner of expression built around short, weighty statements
serpentine wall
a wall that follows a winding, snakelike course
servile insurrection
an armed uprising by enslaved people against those controlling them
shaggy beard
a thick, untidy beard with long hair
sharp rejoinder
a quick reply that expresses strong criticism or disagreement
shrill whistle
a piercing, high-pitched whistling sound
siliceous sandstone
sandstone containing a large proportion of silica
sizable fortune
a substantial amount of wealth
skeptical attitude
a way of thinking that questions whether claims are true
slavish copy
an imitation that follows an original closely without independent thought or creativity
Noun + noun(7)
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prairie chicken
a North American grouse with mottled brown feathers that lives on open grassland
prairie dog
a small burrowing rodent of North American grasslands that makes a barking call
prairie fire
an uncontrolled fire spreading through open grassland
prairie soil
soil formed beneath grassland in a temperate climate
proboscis monkey
a monkey native to Borneo, known for its unusually large projecting nose
rat kangaroo
a small Australian marsupial related to kangaroos and resembling a rat
sea catfish
a marine catfish belonging to a group whose members often carry young in the mouth
Verb + adverb(46)
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pull ahead
to gain a leading position in a race or competition
pull off
to succeed in doing something difficult or unlikely
pull over
to move a vehicle to the side of the road and stop
push aside
to move something out of the way by pressing against it
put across
to communicate an idea so that other people understand it
put aside
to stop using or thinking about something, at least temporarily
put off
to postpone an event or action until a later time
put over
to communicate an idea or message successfully
put under
to make someone unconscious by giving them an anaesthetic
ran off
printed or copied a quantity of documents quickly
ride off
to leave a place on a horse, bicycle, or similar vehicle
rip off
to cheat someone, especially by charging too much money
rise up
to begin a rebellion against people in authority
roll around
to arrive again as part of a regular cycle
roll off
to recite a series of words or facts quickly and easily
roll over
to turn the body or an object onto another side
round off
to express a number approximately by reducing its precision
rub off
to remove something from a surface by friction, or disappear in this way
run around
to move about energetically, especially while playing
run off
to leave suddenly or hurry away
run over
to hit someone or something with a vehicle and pass over them
running around
moving quickly and freely from place to place
rush off
to leave very quickly because there is little time
sat around
spent time seated or remaining somewhere without much activity
scare off
to make someone withdraw or stay away by frightening or discouraging them
scratch off
to write something quickly and roughly
seal off
to close an area or opening so that nothing can pass through
sell off
to dispose of goods or assets by selling them, often cheaply
send off
to dispatch a person, parcel, or message to a destination
sent off
ordered to leave the field of play as punishment
set off
to begin a journey
shake off
to get rid of an unwanted feeling, condition, or pursuer
shut off
to stop the flow or supply of something
shutting off
stopping a supply or flow by closing its passage
sign off
to end a radio or television broadcast
sign over
to transfer ownership formally by signing a document
sit around
to remain somewhere without doing much
sitting around
remaining in a place without being used
skate around
to move from place to place on skates
skim off
to remove a substance from the surface of a liquid
skimmed off
removed material floating on top of a liquid
skin over
to become covered with a new layer of skin as an injury heals
slack off
to decrease in strength, amount, or activity
sleep over
to spend the night at someone else's home
slip off
to remove an item of clothing quickly and easily
slough off
to shed or separate an outer layer of dead tissue
Adverb + adjective(1)
Verb + preposition/particle(8)
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puzzle over
to think carefully about something because it is difficult to understand
quibble over
to argue about small details that are not very important
run across
to meet someone by chance
see over
to look beyond the top of something that obstructs the view
skate over
to deal with a difficult subject briefly without examining it properly
skim over
to read something quickly without examining every detail
skimmed over
moved quickly and lightly across the surface of something
skip over
to pass a section or item without reading or dealing with it