noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
cotton gin
gin and tonic
gin rummy
pink gin
sloe gin
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
large
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Amanda came back wearing a tee-shirt and black leggings, made herself a large gin and tonic, sat down and drank.
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Converse went downstairs and brought up two cans of beer and two large gin and tonics.
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To his surprise, when they got to the pub, he found Valerie Cass sitting there over a large gin .
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He had a large gin in his hand, and at least a few inside him.
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Grunte ordered a large gin for himself.
pink
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Heather finished her pink gin and made herself another.
■ NOUN
cotton
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Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793..
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Eli Whitney, famous for the cotton gin , also developed mass production techniques for muskets.
■ VERB
drink
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I will drink gin and tonic.
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All he could do was hold his ground, drink his gin , and watch her arms.
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Petersburg Times, drank a pint of gin a day.
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Billy Reagan testified he was too drunk after drinking twenty shots of gin to remember what happened.
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They drank beer and gin , which Lee brought to the room but only sipped to be polite.
pour
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I finish the dishes and pour one last gin .
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He propped Freddie up against the wall, and poured some straight gin from the bottle down his throat.
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Once there, Ursula poured more gin than tonic into a tumbler and drank at least a quarter of it in one gulp.
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Rob slipped behind the table and poured himself a gin and tonic.
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After a few moments, Mrs Sweet returned with a bottle, poured two substantial gins , added tonic and proffered a glass.
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Jessica poured herself a gin , but only had two sips.
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He poured himself a gin , sipped it, then added ice and tonic water as an afterthought.
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Prepare fresh pineapple in cubes or chunks or slices and pour on some gin .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Combining the three ounces of gin and vermouth that you stir you will end up with a four-ounce martini.
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Grunte ordered a large gin for himself.
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Jess smelled gin as he grinned at her.
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Ken bought her a bottle of gin to celebrate her return home.
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Most products simply called gin or dry gin will have been produced by the third cheaper method.
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The gin makes no obvious impression on her, neither speeds her up nor slows her down.
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They drank beer and gin , which Lee brought to the room but only sipped to be polite.
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They wore army fatigues and played brooding games of gin rummy, listening to dull rumbles from the sabotage site.