noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
cavity wall
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cavity wall insulation
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
abdominal
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After closing the caecum with a purse string ligature, the loops of intestine were restored to the abdominal cavity .
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Fat is deposited as an external covering of the body, within the abdominal cavity , and between and within muscles.
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The 12in knife blade which was plunged into his buttock entered his abdominal cavity .
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A litre of blood was found in his abdominal cavity .
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The stomach was then returned to the abdominal cavity and the wound covered with a moistened cotton wool pad.
nasal
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And because of its reduced nasal cavities it may find breathing increasingly difficult as it grows older.
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In this circumstance, nasopharyngeal electrodes inserted through the nasal cavity may show the epileptic activity more clearly.
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If people have a bad cold, the nasal cavity gets blocked up and so they can not say the sounds properly.
■ NOUN
body
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A cluster of green eggs may become apparent in the body cavity of the more robust mature females.
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Don't stuff the body cavity , only the neck with a very light, loosely packed stuffing mixture.
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They differ from cuticular processes in containing a definite extension of the body cavity and in some cases they are freely movable.
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The water for this system circulates quite separately from that in the body cavity .
wall
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They are permanent construction with cavity walls and tiled roofs to housing specifications.
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The work will include cavity wall insulation, roof insulation, double glazing and installation of energy efficient heating systems.
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As well as these weather-resisting advantages, the cavity wall has greater sound and thermal insulating properties and a greater resistance to overturning.
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His head jerked and banged against the cavity wall , then it did it again and after that, a third time.
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If you have cavity walls , insulate them.
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Incidentally, cavity wall insulation should be impermeable to water vapour, or interstitial condensation can occur.
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If you plan to have cavity wall insulation installed, start by approaching your local authority Building control Officer for approval.
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Other parts of the treatment involved the cavity wall ducts under the building and some internal work in the flats.
■ VERB
fill
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The company is also developing two new materials which it hopes will be strong enough to fill cavities in the back teeth.
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The insects filled a cavity as large as I was.
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A second application of filler may be required to fill cavities which sanding reveals.
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To be on the safe side, most dentists fill cavities right away.
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If liked, fill the cavity with little sweets before placing on the final triangle.
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Mr O'Sullivan filled an enormous cavity completely painlessly, while a video screen showed a blow-up of the tooth being worked on.
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It is just that he no longer thinks that filling every cavity is one of them.
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Every time they intervene in some one's mouth to fill cavities or replace fillings, they do damage as well as good.
use
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A radio doesn't use a resonant cavity because its speaker must reproduce sounds over a wide range of frequencies.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The heart and lungs are located inside the chest cavity .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A final glance at the cavity bed reassured her that it looked just as it should.
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After closing the caecum with a purse string ligature, the loops of intestine were restored to the abdominal cavity .
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At the same time, the patient should bear the cavity in mind when eating.
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Divide lemon quarters and garlic cloves equally among cavities.
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It was a cavity made by the tumbling together of several large boulders, and roofed by the encroaching undergrowth.
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Remove fruit from cavity and use as a garnish.
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Stuff quail cavities with mushroom mixture and skewer shut if necessary.
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Tuck wings behind back and tuck legs into cavity .