I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
back East
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He was born in Utah but went to college back East .
East Coast
East End
Far East
Middle East
Near East
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Ancient Near Eastern literature
the east/west etc side
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The shop was on the west side of Culver Street.
the east/west/north/south coast
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We stayed on the south coast of the island.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
far
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Plans are also in hand to extend the railway to Beckton in the far east .
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The concert stage spans the width of the room at the far east end.
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Some crossed the island chain through Sumatra, Java and as far east as Bali.
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In fifth-century sources their territory is described as stretching as far east as the Elbe.
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bank
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Then, in 1875, the Somerset Railroad arrived, snaking into town along the east bank of the Kennebec River.
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They kept as close as they could to the east bank of the stream and held generally towards the north.
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The steep east bank may be descended, with care, for a more comprehensive view.
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Cross over to the east bank , and on the way, look right.
coast
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The rising ocean and the frequent storms would also endanger freshwater resources all along the east coast without large-scale sea defences.
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Such reversals, which may last for a period of several years, have been observed on the east coast .
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It is hard to believe that Joan and I have now been staying on the east coast for six months.
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The east coast main line has been electrified, according to figures provided by the Minister, at a cost of £470 million.
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The east coast of Britain has notably less rainfall than the country's average.
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Similar -incidents took place in Toamasina, a stronghold of the President on the east coast .
end
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Work has so far concentrated on the east end .
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Merchants on the east end , near College Avenue, are also rolling up their sleeves.
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James, a shopping center, is at the east end of Princes Street.
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A showroom was opened at the east end of Westminster bridge.
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A path has now been built under the arch of the bridge at the east end of Glasgow Green.
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Altars were once more to be railed off at the east end of parish churches.
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At the west end is a beautiful pointed window, and at the east end three lancet windows.
face
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The Tellsplatte lies at the base of the Axenberg mount, part of the precipitous east face of the Urner See.
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That afternoon we made a laborious but uneventful descent down the north east face and retrieved our skis.
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The climb tackles the east face of the cliff's most imposing feature, the Monkey Face.
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This the best known for the crack lines on its east face .
side
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And there are neighbouring glens on the east side of the watershed, also lovely and deserving of special mention.
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Without stopping to get his bearings, he began walking up Broadway along the east side of the street.
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The mountains cause it to drop its rain on the east side of the island until January.
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The wind lay down and the sun got higher, chrome-plating the east side of the deep green swells.
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Two roads leave the north end of the village, both on the east side of the river.
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In her loneliness Eleanor found no comfort in the geography of New York's lower east side .
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The Titford girls were on the east side of the street, on the right-hand side going down from Badcox.
south
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Equally, stagnation in the housing market has been most severely felt in the south east .
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Like most of the rest of the south east , it's now a satellite commuter dormitory of London.
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Analysis of secondary schools in the south east revealed a minority were responsible for the majority of all exclusions in the area.
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And the south east is now the third worst region for arrears.
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Laura McCaffrey Action update Orienteering in the south east September 14-15.
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For the winner of the Benson &038; Hedges Cup, the suggestion lies in the south east .
wind
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Kind skies and balmy breezes instead of the cutting east wind off the marshes.
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Or was it the east wind blowing in through the open bell tower with renewed force?
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It was cold, with an east wind blowing from the sea, and it was getting dark.
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It was December and a bitterly cold east wind was blowing.
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I adjusted the sail at forty-five degrees to the east wind , and walked south.
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And with an east wind behind them they could not abruptly halt.
wing
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These stones were removed when this monument was demolished and built in steps in the east wing of the villa.
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In the plans, the east wing next to SuperTarget carried a sign with the Gordmans logo.
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In the east wing of the hospital there was a linen store that was never used after about nine-thirty in the morning.
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She was found by the caretaker, whimpering and exhausted on the ground floor of the east wing .
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Somewhere behind the east wing of the castle glass shattered.
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Olive steadfastly refused to move from the Hall, retreating gradually into the east wing as the rest deteriorated.
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In re-planning the east wing galleries, built in 1928-32, great efforts have been made to respect their dignified classical architecture.
■ VERB
lie
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For the winner of the Benson &038; Hedges Cup, the suggestion lies in the south east .
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Fellows Pond lies to the east .
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The Crumbles lay to the east of the city.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
due north/south/east/west
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At noon, the storm was 150 miles due east of New York City.
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As we were heading due north, we would remain to the right, or east, of that squiggle.
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Beehive, another sulfide edifice, is a five-minute submersible ride due west of Moose.
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Fort William is due north of Glasgow but the Ben Nevis range effectively barred a direct course for the line.
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Jouctas is also clearly seen, to due south, from the ancient harbor of Knossos.
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The direction is there, she said when she came down, and she pointed due west.
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The main track on which they were travelling led due west for a while and then turned slightly north.
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The road into Mountain Province, due east of Tamarong, zigzagged along a sharp ridge high above the rice terraces.
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This he grew long and combed up, due north.
the East
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American relations with the East were at their worst in the late 1950s.
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She was born in the East , somewhere in New Jersey, but now lives in California.
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The martial arts originated in the East .
the East Coast
the East End
the Far East
the Middle East
the Near East
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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It is light turquoise in the east , grading to deep, dark, brilliant blue in the west.
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The Knights Panther trace their origins to the wars against Araby when returning crusaders brought back outlandish animals from the east .
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Violent incidents in east Incidents of serious violence continued in ethnically mixed eastern areas.
II. adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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We sailed down the east coast of the island.
III. adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
drive
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Anyway, I drove east with a picture in my head.
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We land on fresh lava and first drive east to the contact between new and old lava.
go
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Well-heeled retirees bound for Miami, with reservations in the sleeper car, went east along the fence.
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The ever-energetic Merola went east prowling for stars.
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If the limousine went east , to Lake Shore Drive, it would go through part of the black ghetto.
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But it used to be that when you went East, you knew it was going to be physical, so tough.
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I figured from my vantage point that the pretty women went west, and the smart ones went east .
head
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I head east from Anamosa, feeling too shitty to even pretend otherwise.
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Head east on Interstate 10 to just past Tucson, then south on Arizona 83 to Sonoita.
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In mid-afternoon Charlie Company saddled up and headed east toward the sea.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Go east on I-80 to Omaha.
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The apartment faces east .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He lived on the homestead only a short time, then went back east .
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Nearly 300 congregants -- a virtual rainbow coalition -- are gathered in impermanent rented quarters a mile east of Beverly Hills.
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One by one, those around her also decided to go back east .
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The Midwest really begins just east of Berkeley.