noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a cow calves (= produces a calf, a young cow )
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At this time of year the cows are calving.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
fetal
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Monolayers of human hepatoma cell line Hep3B were maintained in Dulbecco modified Eagle's medium supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum.
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Dulbeco's modified Eagles' medium containing 10% fetal calf serum had an advantage in both plating efficiency and growth.
golden
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The guests were completely cowed, like golden calf worshippers contemplating shards of Moses' broken tablets.
right
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He belted a ten-inch hunting-knife to his right calf .
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She had a mild case that left her right calf weak.
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A masseuse started to attack Joujou's right calf .
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I had a cramp in my right calf .
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My strange shoes felt uncomfortable and my right calf muscle pulled each time my foot left the track's cinder surface.
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At least the Clippers welcomed back Richardson, who missed two games with a strained right calf .
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The first substitution did not come until Richardson suffered a slightly strained right calf early in the fourth quarter.
young
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Thus farmers sell milk and young calves , as well as wool and lambs which are fattened on nearby lowland farms.
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The Comanche liked to kill young buffalo calves and eat the curdled, partially digested milk from the stomach.
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The only reliable method of preventing parasitic bronchitis is to immunise all young calves with lungworm vaccine.
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The six young calves in a pile were all frozen solid.
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One female is struck in the back, but still attempts to swim away, accompanied by her young calf .
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She has two young calves that look remarkably like fawns without spots.
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Old stags and hinds and young calves numbers have not been cut as in the past by the cold climate.
■ NOUN
bull
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I want you to come and look at a week-old bull calf .
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Sucklers hit a high of £818 going to M Mackin for a Limousin heifer and bull calf .
injury
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It is very likely that since the calf injury the strength of the muscles will have deteriorated considerably.
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His back is sore and a calf injury bothers him.
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But the greatest potential damage to Rangers' hopes of victory would be the loss of McCoist with a calf injury .
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But a calf injury ruled him out of the final just two days ago.
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But Torquay had a League match at Colchester on the same night, with the black star out with a calf injury !
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Robson missed Saturday's game at Coventry with shin and calf injuries .
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Winger John Hendrie misses the match with a calf injury .
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He's got a calf injury .
muscle
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Any exercises which use the calf muscles , such as heel raises, hopping, standing on one leg would be beneficial.
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There were thick bulbous calf muscles teetering on stiletto heels.
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If you can improve the power of your calf muscles you will find that you can build up your mileage without difficulty.
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George Williams played his first game after suffering from a strained calf muscle and quite clearly didn't have his full movement.
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But defender Andy Barlow will be sidelined for a month after straining a calf muscle in training.
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Harvey Williams did not suit up because of his torn calf muscle .
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Only a few minutes ago I felt a slight twitch in the boy's calf muscle .
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Williams said Thursday that he expects to miss three weeks with his partially torn calf muscle .
serum
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Monolayers of human hepatoma cell line Hep3B were maintained in Dulbecco modified Eagle's medium supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum .
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Many researchers have tried to obtain a medium for growing antibodies that is free from calf serum .
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Fetal calf serum is one such ingredient; and there are many others.
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Dulbeco's modified Eagles' medium containing 10% fetal calf serum had an advantage in both plating efficiency and growth.
strain
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Ward will have a full squad to choose from apart from former Hartlepool defender Tony Barratt, who has a calf strain .
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Sharpe has been down with a calf strain this week but he trained yesterday and does not look in danger.
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Glenn Hoddle won't be naming his side, until he's given himself a fitness test on a calf strain .
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There's a bigger doubt though, over Martin Ling, who's got a calf strain .
■ VERB
produce
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At least know your gestation times so that you are not surprised when a mating at some forgotten date actually produces a calf !
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They produce a single calf once every 2 or 3 years.
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It is a fast-growing breed and can produce a more acceptable calf for beef than the Jersey.
sell
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Thus farmers sell milk and young calves , as well as wool and lambs which are fattened on nearby lowland farms.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
kill the fatted calf
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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George Williams played his first game after suffering from a strained calf muscle and quite clearly didn't have his full movement.
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How many more calves will she be able to bear?
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Juanito was ready for him, and the Kalashnikov crashed down at Trent's calf .
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Then, work on your calves and ankles so you are ready to concentrate on more advanced leg exercises.
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When she finishes with the calf she puts down the bottle and goes to the console, frowning at the text.