adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
water
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During this time, they may be carried considerable distances if they are in flowing water .
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Its distance from the Sun was just right to sustain life, providing the right kind of equable temperatures and flowing water .
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Nephrite pebbles show up by their colour and translucency much more clearly when viewed through flowing water than they do when dry.
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The plash of flowing water is authentically audible throughout this scene.
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Ponds with gently flowing water and artificial waterfalls might be constructed or existing streams diverted to help the accumulation of ch'i.
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The forest itself ran right down to the edge of the quickly flowing water .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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long, flowing white hair
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Steve turned, raised his arm and threw the ball, all in one flowing movement.
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the flowing lines of the car's design
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The cheetah's long flowing strides make it faster than any other animal on earth.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A full centralisation of structure and a more flowing and energetic style - often with greater pictorial content - is in evidence.
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A hard pelmet can be softened, if necessary, by adding a flowing shape such as a scallop to its lower edge.
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I like flowing things, things that flow together and make sense, so that's how I write.
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It was coating the flowing brown surface with shimmering, sparkling gold.
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Its distance from the Sun was just right to sustain life, providing the right kind of equable temperatures and flowing water.
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The shape of the elongated spiky dorsal fin is reflected in the sweep of the flowing ventral fins.
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This is particularly true when articulating curved or flowing forms.