noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
airing cupboard
an airing cupboard British English (= a warm cupboard for sheets and towels )
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
cupboard
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Even a well-lagged cylinder will still give off enough heat to air clothes if your cylinder is in an airing cupboard .
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A discussion I overheard concerned the merits of an airing cupboard as winter quarters for fly-traps.
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Neither the airing cupboard nor the garden shed in winter are satisfactory.
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In winter, put them in the airing cupboard .
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Separate airing cupboard with foam dipped hot water cylinder, immersion heater and timer for boiler.
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Built-in airing cupboard incorporating lagged hot water tank and immersion heater.
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Unfortunately there was no airing cupboard .
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Placing the books or presses in an airing cupboard will speed up the pressing process slightly without damaging the flowers.
■ VERB
give
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Douglas Hurd's active citizen and John Patten's lager louts are both given an airing .
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Nor, Ven being the man he was, did he waste any time in giving his thoughts an airing .
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Eventually, the finished film was given a public airing in Caernarfon.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Koslow's show got terrible ratings during its first two airings.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Any smile she might have thought was about to have an airing , however, did not make it.
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Let us by all means give our classic a regular airing and add a new accessory.
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The red stockings and garters are stored away but you never know - they may soon be out again for another airing .