ATTRACTION


Meaning of ATTRACTION in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a tourist attraction (= an interesting place for tourists to see or an enjoyable activity for them to do )

Yellowstone National Park is a major tourist attraction.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

added

He finds Miriam appealing and she holds for him the added attraction of being married and committed herself.

But it gave an added attraction to the plenary session anyway.

Avoid situations where you are merely an added attraction or gimmick!

The event is suitable for all the family and added attractions will include craft, food and collector's fairs.

Sunday trading is an added attraction .

big

They say the canal is a big tourist attraction , and has been neglected for too long.

So, forget for the moment the big tourist attraction: explore your local area.

The biggest attraction , the Manchester Mites, came to Blackpool to work the season with them.

A big attraction of the West Country for many second home owners is the opportunity it offers for waterside living.

The big attraction is lower or, at least, less rapidly-escalating electricity bills.

The traffic-free routes in the Forest of Dean are already a big attraction for cyclists.

But for many, the biggest attraction is the colour and beauty and like all good gardens, the peace and quiet.

cultural

The city cleverly combines cultural attractions such as museums, galleries, theatres and opera houses - with a very strong fun-loving steak.

The following morning there will be an opportunity to tour some of the local cultural attractions in informal groups.

fatal

The object of her fatal attraction is Patrick McGaw, a clean-cut premed student with athletic potential.

gravitational

Weight is the gravitational force of attraction exerted on a body.

This hypothesis holds that giant tongues of material were torn from the preexisting Sun by the gravitational attraction ofa passing star.

Their gravitational attraction would thus curve up the universe to infinitely small size.

By collision and gravitational attraction , the larger planetesimals swept up the smaller pieces and became the planets.

Stars are initially formed from gas, mostly hydrogen, and contract under their own gravitational attraction .

Both Earth and Moon have gravitational fields that allow bodies that would have missed them without their gravitational attraction to hit them.

Earlier experiments had compared the Earth's gravitational attraction with the centrifugal force from its own rotation.

The hard core of Newtonian physics is comprised of Newton's laws of motion plus his law of gravitational attraction .

great

The increased number of freemen need not, however, be explained by the greater attractions of town life.

The Los Angeles River was the greatest attraction .

But the great tourist attraction of Dornie remains.

The greater attraction , however, was the river.

Before motoring became firmly established, the brigade was not only the district's guardian but also one of its greatest attractions .

Of liberal disposition, he opened Thirlestane House to the public and it became one of the greatest attractions of Cheltenham.

Tioman's greatest attraction is the almost total lack of anything to do.

Here you would have seen a great attraction and opportunities to do well in expanding industries.

local

For local attractions please see the entry on Millers.

It includes searchable Olympic housing ads and event schedules, restaurant reviews, local attraction listings and a variety of news summaries.

The following morning there will be an opportunity to tour some of the local cultural attractions in informal groups.

The Conference Centre and all local attractions and amenities are within a short walk.

main

It is also the island's main tourist attraction .

Country &038; western band Borrowed Money and party favors are the main attractions .

Shutlingsloe is just one of the numerous miniature mountain gems in Britain where quality, not quantity is the main attraction .

Undoubtedly, the story itself is one of the main attractions .

One of the main attractions of the scheme is its simplicity.

Southsea was the main attraction but Latimer Road contributed to drawing away the London skaters.

Its main attractions are the optimal utilisation of permanent grassland and the control of internal parasitism without resort to therapy.

All of London's main tourist attractions and shops, theatres, cinemas, etc., are within easy reach.

major

Cadbury World is a major attraction set in Cadbury's famous garden factory in Birmingham's Bournville.

Events are strategically placed along its 5-mile length, with major attractions at either end and smaller events along its path.

The presence of acclaimed international artists has helped make both events major tourist attractions .

Another major attraction to breakfast at Top of Five is the quiet and serenity of the room.

At major attraction of Ufford Park is its proximity to other courses.

And about the same time a mystery blaze broke out at Madame Tussaud's, another of the capitals major tourist attractions .

mutual

Salts can be described as a collection of ions held together by their mutual electrostatic attraction .

Phillip becomes aware of the mutual attraction of those two when he observes them together at a bazaar.

He first took into account the fact that a sun as well as a planet moves under the influence of their mutual attraction .

He speedily diagnosed a mutual attraction and the pair are now happily together.

I had seen them together, arm-in-arm, taking their mutual attraction for a walk.

If m is sufficiently small we can ignore the mutual attraction of the two masses.

natural

Here you are surrounded by the natural attractions of the region and have your own fully-equipped home from home.

If one wished to see it, the natural attraction of the tropics was al-ways there.

The city has been content historically to stand on its natural attractions to draw business.

new

Work continued throughout the year to develop new visitor attractions and enhance the tourism appeal of the city.

But there would be no more, and every season needed a new attraction .

Bee World - a new attraction - opens next to Stogumber Station in 1992.

It is the newest tourist attraction at the Kennedy Space Center.

obvious

The tripartite definition has obvious attractions .

The obvious attraction is job security, since the world of intelligence never suffers from lay-offs.

This simple physical concept of addictive disease and recovery has an obvious superficial attraction but may be far from the full picture.

The Wife's Legs Cafe served a moderate spread at an affordable price and had an obvious attraction to recommend it.

other

In the end, seventeen different forms of motive power were on display along with a wide range of other railway related attractions .

But dude ranching - staying on a working ranch - has other attractions too.

Both these and the other attractions can be easily reached from our bases in Kissimmee and Orlando.

In other places the attraction is weaker.

The admission price includes rides on the steam trains and the other attractions .

It could be linked with other tourist attractions in the city by running steam trains along an existing track through the docks.

Children will enjoy Lightwater Valley which has, amongst other attractions , a miniature railway grand-prix track and fun rides.

The Children's Weekend offers sideshows, stalls and other attractions , as well as rides on the railway.

physical

In all cases the explanation is that there is some sort of physical attraction between the centromeres of similar ancestry.

It was more than just a physical attraction , he'd known that immediately, the first time he saw her.

But physical attraction could jump that gap like an electric spark and did so effortlessly.

It take s lot more than just physical attraction to make a lasting, happy marriage.

It is not a physical attraction but a psychological affinity.

She had been fighting this insidious physical attraction , trying to deny its existence ever since they'd met.

Strangely, she wasn't so upset by the revival of a strong physical attraction .

An elegant carriage and a vivacious manner must have added to her physical attractions .

popular

St Michael's Mount, left, is a popular tourist attraction .

That our lovely, blue planet is not a popular tourist attraction for extraterrestrials.

Opened in May 1975, the Museum is rightly a popular attraction on the Island.

They are a popular attraction for tourists and Ottawans alike.

In summer the arts festival at Buxton is a popular attraction .

Foxton still remains a popular attraction , though obviously chiefly on account of the Locks.

Stacking the stooks proved a popular attraction for visitors to the farm, although for some the whole process seemed rather baffling.

This popular attraction for tourists is laid out with over 20,000 plants.

powerful

The powerful attraction they both fought against.

And why does it continue to have such a powerful attraction for so many people?

The first course has powerful attractions .

That was one of the most powerful attractions of appearing on television in the first place.

It's just a powerful attraction and I can fight it.

That is one of your most powerful attractions , your unselfconsciousness.

Another aspect of these aims was the powerful attraction of establishing international companies for their own sake.

The flexibility of a structure which allows movement between degrees, and even between faculties, is a powerful attraction .

special

Next weekend holds a special attraction for youngsters who are members of the railway's own Stepney Club.

Whether there is a special attraction or not a visit to the Bluebell is a memorable occasion.

Timber which has already been affected by fungus or decay offers a special attraction .

A special attraction is the tropical greenhouse, with its forest of Kentia palms.

A special attraction is the swimming pool, with sliding windows opening on to a large lawn.

Downward channels are rather more diverse, each having its own special attractions .

star

But the star attraction proved a flop with the bat - he was out first ball.

He's one of the star attractions of Samana.

But for others the food is the star attraction .

Secondly, you want the image to be the star attraction .

The race is set to be one of the star attractions in the second of the trial Sunday meetings on November 15.

strong

But he held a strong attraction for the the Duchess - and by now she was totally out of the Palace's control.

The strongest attraction , however, is the potential for billions of dollars in new business.

In some places there are very strong attractions .

Strangely, she wasn't so upset by the revival of a strong physical attraction .

top

In the inaugural games last year, the girls' soccer was one of the top attractions with spectators.

The Ronnie-and-Maggie show was a top attraction of the 1980s.

INFRA-RED remote control receivers are to be installed at some of Darlington's top attractions in a bid to encourage disabled users.

tourist

That our lovely, blue planet is not a popular tourist attraction for extraterrestrials.

The various businesses, social institutions and tourist attractions will be accessible via the network.

The presence of acclaimed international artists has helped make both events major tourist attractions .

We can no longer be the exclusive tourist attraction .

One columnist suggested that the government capitalize on the vendors' street stalls by turning them into tourist attractions .

Starting from the Scenic Tunnel, long a tourist attraction , the pair headed for the opening that had previously been blasted.

Why ask the taxpayers of Halifax or Saint John to subsidize a tourist attraction a thousand miles away?

■ NOUN

visitor

Work continued throughout the year to develop new visitor attractions and enhance the tourism appeal of the city.

Last month, the ferries won Merseyside Tourist Board's best visitor attraction of the year.

■ VERB

add

A rather grand certificate marking the successful completion of all the tasks also adds to the attraction .

The addition of a bar will increase profits and add to the attraction .

The soft blur of outline adds to this attraction .

The Bluebell Railway often hold special events to add to the attraction of the visit.

An elegant carriage and a vivacious manner must have added to her physical attractions .

become

This was well before it became a tourist attraction , when it was still a fruit and veg market.

At bars that cater to black gays along the East Coast, the contest has become a regular attraction .

The organisers hope the event will become an annual attraction .

The following year, the local middle classes organised the new Bonfire Societies and controlled popular effervescence became a tourist attraction .

Nothing barring a major disaster can prevent her from becoming a main attraction - Barbara Dennerlein is a star in the ascendant.

The magnificent hall itself and its gardens became a tourist attraction .

It has become such an attraction that local tour operators are beating a path to its door.

I have often wondered since then why they had never become a tourist attraction .

feel

She didn't want to feel this attraction , and didn't want to know that he felt it too.

He felt the attraction of the literary life of the metropolis.

This morning he had felt her attraction and just now, as they danced, he had been convinced it was mutual.

I no longer feel any tenderness or attraction towards my husband and can only think of this other man.

Masha nodded, saying that for the first time since Geneva she could feel the attraction of Communism.

hold

But he held a strong attraction for the the Duchess - and by now she was totally out of the Palace's control.

Neither the Exchange nor the House of Morrissey holds an attraction for me, Waldo.

The compensation of greater freedom may hold fewer attractions when energy is diminished.

But his is a distinctly Lancastrian vision and it holds little attraction for London critics.

Next weekend holds a special attraction for youngsters who are members of the railway's own Stepney Club.

Ben Loyal dominates the Kyle of Tongue and holds a magnetic attraction for many hillwalkers.

After presenting a set of newly engraved sonatas to the elector, he saw that Munich held no further attractions for him.

Covering derelict land with trees, replacing long-cleared woods and forests, holds a great attraction .

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

"The Viper" is one of the theme park's most popular attractions.

A lot of young people take drugs. Personally, I can't see the attraction .

For many mothers, one of the attractions of childcare in the workplace is the chance to be near their children.

magnetic attraction

The Galapagos Islands are one of Ecuador's main tourist attractions.

The hills of Provence have a magical attraction for many.

There was definitely a physical attraction between us.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

As a research project there is a dual attraction .

Both these and the other attractions can be easily reached from our bases in Kissimmee and Orlando.

By collision and gravitational attraction , the larger planetesimals swept up the smaller pieces and became the planets.

It is only when the attraction is not a hot one that you hear about the competition from other events or experiences.

Our circle was a group of rebels and no-one could quite understand our friend's attraction to him.

Partnerships are about intentions but they derive their stature and attraction from what they achieve.

The van der Waals bond is a weak electrical attraction that is related to the asymmetry of certain atoms and ions.

You can see what attractions lie along your route, or base your route on the attractions you prefer.

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