noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a container port (= for ships carrying large containers )
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Hamburg is one of Europe's main container ports.
a sealed container/box/plastic bag
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The specimens he collected were sent back to London in sealed containers.
litre bottle/drum/container etc
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a litre bottle of wine
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
airtight
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Uncooked madeira cake mixture can be frozen in an airtight container .
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When cold, pack into an airtight container and store in a cool, dry place.
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Freeze or prepare a day ahead of the party and store in an airtight container .
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Seeds are best stored in airtight containers .
big
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Dishwater fluids are probably the biggest containers to arrive in the kitchen.
empty
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It has to be the first urine passed in the morning in a clean, empty container .
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Bowman finished his breakfast in silence, while Poole toyed with the empty coffee container .
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Anyway, ethnicity is one way of filling the empty containers of nationalism.
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Nearby were 3 empty tablet containers .
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I saw my body very much as an empty container .
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An empty Temazepam container was found next to Mrs Green's body along with the blood-covered corner of a £10 note.
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They screwed the caps back on to their thermos flasks, and jammed down the lids of their now empty plastic sandwich containers .
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The lorry was supposed to be carrying empty containers only.
large
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By planting up large containers with a mixture of varieties, a succession of colours can be achieved.
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For a somewhat analogous situation, think of a small drop of ink placed in a large container of water.
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What they were saying is this: writers like us are too large for neat containers .
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It can be grown in a large container or in the garden in a well-draining soil.
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Fill your two large stock containers about half-full of the mixture.
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Essentially, it meant putting a number of smaller packages headed for the same destination in one large container .
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Your display will be top-heavy if the flowers you choose are too large for the container .
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I went to the nearest deli and came back with a ham sandwich and a large container of coffee.
other
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Some recipes in the book require other containers such as empty food cans for a tubular effect.
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Put the oil and vinegar in a jam jar or other salted container .
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Buckets and other containers lead to comparisons of size, shape, colour and capacity.
plastic
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Near these were assorted plastic containers .
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Wash them before packing into plastic bags or containers .
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Mattie grunted abstractedly, totally engrossed in peering at the various plastic containers and bowls in the refrigerator.
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The dishwasher was filled with plastic containers from Boston Market, but still the pantry was empty.
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SchultzeAllen markets a kind of worm condo, a multilevel plastic container system about the size of a backyard grill.
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The socks are the latest item to be made from eco-friendly EcoSpun, a material made from recycled plastic containers .
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All along the route I pass old farmsteads surrounded by ancient sugar maple trees that dangle plastic milk containers .
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Aseptic boxes of fruit juices or plastic containers of prepared beverages can be frozen to serve double duty in the cooler.
sealed
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In practice, spray containers are laid in a wire basket inside a sealed container.
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A water quality officer interprets the information and can instruct Cyclops to collect a sample of the discharge in a sealed container .
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Place in a sealed container and shake well.
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Sanipet provide the householder with a 12-litre sealed plastic container , together with a handy scoop and spatula set.
small
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Portion of Java Moss. Small containers or tubs to hold eggs.
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Prebaked pizza crusts, mozzarella cheese and homemade sauce frozen in small containers is another under-20-minute meal.
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Put enough eggs to cover a piece in a small container of salt solution.
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Strain stock through a fine mesh strainer, divide stock among several small bowls or containers to speed cooling, and cool.
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There were just four small containers of water for a nine-hour journey from Rotterdam.
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It can easily be frozen in a small container and reserved for sauces that require it.
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When you move your smaller containers around, take a critical look.
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First half fill a small container with water from the breeding tank.
special
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Its flies, the spent fuel, arrive regularly inside special containers on goods trains from nuclear reactors all over the country.
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The customer is provided with an unstamped addressed label, special wrapper or container .
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Keep all the things listed below together in a special first aid container .
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The meals are cooked at the pub and taken down the road in special insulated containers .
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From Jan. 1, all rubbish must be placed in officially-approved bags, tied and left in special containers .
suitable
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You may be able to find a suitable container ready-made.
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If you provide a specimen you will be offered part of it in a suitable container .
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Alternatively, look in the food cupboard for a suitable plastic container .
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First, I needed a suitable container .
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Toughened glass and vitro-ceramics are the most universally suitable containers for all three functions.
■ NOUN
food
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Her policy often shocks airline stewardesses because the singer won't touch artificial food containers .
glass
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They say it's normal procedure at other Universities to wash contaminated materials like rubber gloves and glass containers .
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I was ready to eat it all, the wrappings, the glass containers , the windows in the walls.
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Britain spent more than £318 million on glass containers , amounting to some 1.9 million tons of glass, in 1978.
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However, glass containers , alcoholic beverages, firearms, pets and barbecue grills are prohibited.
metal
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Instantly, the metal container began to emit a clicking sound.
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Local people subsequently entered the site in order to loot the metal containers holding the pesticides, and simply poured the contents away.
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It has that familiar taste of metal containers and Styrofoam.
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Other heads too, tens of thousands of them, all stuck inside metal containers .
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Then I retrieved a 251 metal container , with a good-fitting lid, from a skip.
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A word of warning: don't use metal containers or sprayers because they can corrode.
milk
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Cut the bottom off a four pint plastic milk container to make a free food scoop.
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All along the route I pass old farmsteads surrounded by ancient sugar maple trees that dangle plastic milk containers .
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Table 3.2 Sherry and Galef's experiment on the learning of black-backed chickadees to open milk containers .
port
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Hong Kong shot past Rotterdam in 1987 to become the world's busiest container port .
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Increasing demand for container port services in Hong Kong is adding some urgency to the need for expansion.
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It had an active business operation side and Seaforth - the container port - was still being built.
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That, in turn, has required container ports to become deeper and deeper.
ship
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Or the hundreds of fishing vessels that rock in the wakes of container ships and oil tankers.
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The container ship went on its way.
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This is by far the largest container ship presently calling at any Northern Ireland port.
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The crew of a container ship rescued nine others.
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Once managers understood where costs truly lay, the innovations were obvious: the roll-on and roll-off ship and the container ship.
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The average depth now is 35 feet, which is too shallow to handle the largest container ships .
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The most important of the trends is that container ships have gotten bigger.
terminal
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Its lift on, lift-off operations there will now also be spread across two container terminals and an inland storage site.
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Jardine companies own 37. 9 percent of the group that will operate two of the four berths at the container terminal .
water
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Two girls are loading the donkeys with water containers and sacks.
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Indeed, there were little fountains of seawater spurting up between the water containers at that spot.
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Joe had discovered that at least twenty per cent of these water containers were gone, washed away by the sea.
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In nearby houses, thieves have taken water containers , clothes and sandals from those who have them.
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Using narrow-necked water containers to reduce the risk of cholera in homes without running water in cholera-endemic areas.
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Eliminating artificial water containers around homes to limit urban habitats of dengue-carrying mosquitoes. ii.
■ VERB
carry
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Duvall was carrying two plastic containers .
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Once, I was struggling to carry a five-gallon container of water to the shower.
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Some are general cargo boats, often carrying goods in containers .
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Some had leprosy and other people's backs were crooked from carrying the heavy containers .
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Each train will comprise eight wagons carrying two containers , and each shop will be served three times a week.
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The lorry was supposed to be carrying empty containers only.
fill
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They filled their pail and container , and started the return journey.
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The dishwasher was filled with plastic containers from Boston Market, but still the pantry was empty.
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Instead he'd fill his aluminium container and take it back to boil on his small gas cooker.
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Ask them to guess how this is possible. 4. Fill the large container about three-quarters full of water. 5.
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One possibility is that the first team to fill their container is the winner.
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Demonstration 1. Fill the transparent container to the brim with marbles.
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Children will begin to see that the same amount of water will fill containers that appear to be of different capacity.
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Anyway, ethnicity is one way of filling the empty containers of nationalism.
hold
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Small containers or tubs to hold eggs.
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The lowest tier on the tea tray holds four glass containers of jams and custard and the promise of scones to come.
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As always the laibon holds his snuff container .
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He was shaking food into the aquarium, holding a container like a pepper shaker, sprinkling Vitablend into the water.
keep
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They should be kept in a rigid container made for the purpose and stored in a secure place.
need
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Larger containers may need two water bottles.
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Since yours is in a container , you will need to water more frequently, but avoid soggy soil.
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Once it's been put into containers , they need never touch it again.
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A wide container will need a block of oasis in the base.
place
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When it is placed in a container it spreads uniformly throughout the whole volume of the container.
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For a somewhat analogous situation, think of a small drop of ink placed in a large container of water.
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Exposed surfaces of glass slides, especially the undersides, should be painted with paraffin wax before placing in the container .
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Mist them frequently or place the container on a tray of pebbles and water.
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Label each container clearly. Place the sown containers in a warm propagator to germinate.
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After the coral is removed the fishes are placed in temporary containers .
put
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Once it's been put into containers , they need never touch it again.
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Do not put aerosol containers anywhere near a cooker.
seal
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All radiocarbon samples should be sealed within a clean container such as a plastic bag at the time of recovery.
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The sauce may be stored in a tightly sealed container without refrigeration.
store
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All the sewage is now stored within enclosed containers rather than in open beds and the company also intend enclosing the plant inlet.
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Tightly wrap or store in covered containers all cooked meat, poultry, and fish and shellfish and refrigerate them promptly.
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By 10am, the potatoes have been boiled and roasted and stored in insulated containers .
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Separate poultry and stuffing and store them in different containers .
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Carrots from the garden were stored in containers of sand in the cellar.
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Membership in a gun club is required and all guns must be stored in locked containers .
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Seeds are best stored in airtight containers .
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Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container .
use
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It usually comes in disposable pressurised containers or cartridges, although larger stoves may use refillable containers.
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The child is asked to reproduce the yellow color by using the five original containers in any way he wishes.
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A word of warning: don't use metal containers or sprayers because they can corrode.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a container with a tight lid
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cargo containers
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You'll need one small container of cottage cheese.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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For a somewhat analogous situation, think of a small drop of ink placed in a large container of water.
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He was shaking food into the aquarium, holding a container like a pepper shaker, sprinkling Vitablend into the water.
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In practice, spray containers are laid in a wire basket inside a sealed container.
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Moreover, sunken waste containers could pose a serious threat over time as they begin to leak.
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Transfer to a storage container and stir in the strawberries.
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Wash the container in hot soapy water and rinse thoroughly in hot water.
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Within the legal container of marriage, the idealization and illusion so characteristic or the in-love state can take a nasty knock.
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You may be able to find a suitable container ready-made.