verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
decorate a cake
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We decorated the cake with strawberries and cream.
decorate a house (= put paint or wallpaper on the inside walls of a house )
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If we’re going to decorate the house, let’s get professionals in.
painting and decorating British English
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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bedroom
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Other days were spent in cleaning and decorating the bedroom where she would receive her bridegroom.
bravery
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He had already been decorated for bravery .
flower
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It is to be finished by Friday, so that the girls can decorate it with flowers .
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Sometimes the streets are decorated with flower petals, although this custom is dying out.
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Other suggestions were wholesome, home-cooked meals or decorating the home with flowers and plants.
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You should then decide which area of parcel is going to be decorated with the pressed flowers and foliage.
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Many villagers take part, and the place is decorated with flowers and branches.
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An altar to the side had been decorated with flowers and large candles now lit up John's photograph.
home
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Other suggestions were wholesome, home-cooked meals or decorating the home with flowers and plants.
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She is a petite, trim widow of 73 who dresses stylishly and lives in a beautifully decorated Longwood home .
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But John and Veronica Saunders still make time to decorate their home from top to toe.
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It's only once all these preparations have been done that the family concentrate on decorating their own home .
house
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However, what we've noticed is how much more expensive it is to decorate an older house .
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Time to get out the tree, the ornaments, the special gift baskets and the ceramic figurines to decorate the house .
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People living within walking distance of the track decorate their houses for the family cookout with checkered flags and banners.
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He had given his undivided attention to decorating his house for more than a week.
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It all began about 15 years ago when Pat Jackson got into the spirit and decided to decorate her house .
office
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Perhaps he should have tried flogging them some more marble to decorate their office .
painting
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The long, low church is decorated by paintings all over the exterior and interior walls, openings and window frames.
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The tombs are rock hewn chambers, many beautifully decorated by wall paintings in rich colours.
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The downstairs restaurant where breakfast is served, has walls decorated with paintings of people dressed in traditional local costumes.
room
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His cousin David Hicks had decorated the room in dove grey and gold.
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In their newly decorated dining room , alive with rich, warm reds, the grand repast consisted of three meager chops.
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People think I put it there as a piece of pop art to decorate the room .
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What kind of boy, Pumfrey marvelled, would choose a picture like that to decorate his room ?
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Among the more unusual jobs Amelia took on at the airfield was decorating the public rooms .
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Male speaker We'd just finished decorating the room .
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Encourage children to pick out their own clothes, to decorate their own rooms , and to choose their own activities.
style
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The room is furnished and decorated in period style .
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Plus, Marsh said, it is a material that works with many kinds of decorating styles .
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To give a harmonious look to the room, the living and dining areas have been decorated in the same style .
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No. 7 Charlotte Square has been furnished and decorated in the style of the eighteenth century.
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The spacious bedrooms are decorated in rustic style and all have a private bathroom, balcony, radio and telephone.
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The quiet, comfortable rooms are beautifully decorated to an individual style and all have private bathroom, television &038; radio.
table
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Dimity's knitting had been hastily put aside when she answered the door, and decorated a low table near the fire.
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They spent as much time decorating the table as they did making the food.
tree
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Put a slightly dangerous, do-it-yourself toy under the tree these days and you can decorate said tree with lawsuits.
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When we finished decorating the tree , we stuck all the prezzies underneath and Annie told me what she reckoned they was.
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The center is decorated with a tinsel tree .
wall
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Stone bands were also used to decorate the walls and arches.
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Cardboard pilgrims, turkeys and pumpkins decorate the walls .
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The room is tidy, a few pictures decorate the walls .
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The tombs are rock hewn chambers, many beautifully decorated by wall paintings in rich colours.
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The walls are decorated with black wall hangings and tapestries depicting skeletal forms rising from crude graves.
■ VERB
paint
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Changing career to change your life Access to Painting and Decorating Short cut to painting and decorating job opportunities.
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The whole of Rome seems to have been built, painted , and decorated by one man; that was Michelangelo.
use
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Stone bands were also used to decorate the walls and arches.
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Thus the techniques used to manufacture and decorate an object are indicative of its authenticity.
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For example, the photograph on the previous page shows how pressed flower designs can be used to decorate photograph frames.
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Alternatively, you could press some similar flowers in the same colourings and use those to decorate the picture.
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Pressed flowers can be used to decorate many other stationery ideas besides the ones shown here.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
gaily coloured/painted/decorated etc
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Above me, the gaily painted signs of the taverns and food shops creaked in the wind and mocked my hunger.
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It took up half a block of Tollemarche Avenue and was gaily painted in red and white.
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The gaily painted striped poles of the merry-go-round figure in almost every work.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Mum had the whole house decorated before she moved in.
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Sliced kiwi fruit may be used to decorate the dessert.
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The children always enjoy decorating the Christmas tree.
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They've just finished decorating the kitchen.
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Tom had decorated his room with a series of photos of Naples.
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We spent all weekend decorating.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Among the plastic rats, fluffy animals and copies of the Sun decorating the desks was at least one Labour red rose.
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Encourage children to pick out their own clothes, to decorate their own rooms, and to choose their own activities.
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He even brought copper and brass items to decorate the place.
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It is easy to cut and handle and can be decorated with paper or textured paint.
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Sometimes the streets are decorated with flower petals, although this custom is dying out.
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The long, low church is decorated by paintings all over the exterior and interior walls, openings and window frames.
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They decorated the place with hanging plants and printed fabrics stretched over wooden frames.