I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
regular/irregular (= following a regular pattern, or not following one )
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Spend time learning the forms of irregular verbs.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
highly
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It has, however, a highly irregular shape with bulges and indentations of various sizes, as shown in Fig. 21.3.
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The number of organisms increases and decreases in a highly irregular manner.
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It was highly irregular , but it didn't matter.
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The clerk said this was highly irregular , but I insisted.
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In a number of clinical disorders the cell count is subject to periodic or highly irregular variation.
very
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More organization may be visible at Corbridge, but the resulting insulae are still very irregular .
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Through the high-powered telescope, they could see that the asteroid was very irregular , and turning slowly end over end.
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Different alignments were adopted in a very irregular fashion.
■ NOUN
heartbeat
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King's health Hussein was treated in hospital in Amman on June 11-13 for an irregular heartbeat .
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Put simply, cardiac arrhythmia is an irregular heartbeat .
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The irregular heartbeat of battle was distant as yet but throbbing closer.
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Two years ago, she was hospitalized because of an irregular heartbeat .
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Large amounts of strong coffee can cause insomnia and, in extreme cases, palpitations and irregular heartbeats .
interval
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They were set at irregular intervals so that it was difficult to achieve any rhythm in the descent.
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The shrieks continued at irregular intervals as the creature walked the woods.
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In order to escape payment Beamish fled the country and he only returned to Britain at irregular intervals from then on.
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I prayed she hadn't taken one of the narrow lanes that turned off at irregular intervals .
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Sisley was an Impressionist painter and exhibited in five of the eight Impressionist exhibitions held at irregular intervals between 1874 and 1886.
shape
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Drizzle caramel from the end of a fork into irregular shapes on to lightly oiled foil.
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Unless they are boned, sir-loin steaks contain bone pieces of irregular shape that are derived from the hipbone.
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It has, however, a highly irregular shape with bulges and indentations of various sizes, as shown in Fig. 21.3.
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The organ is soft and delicate, of irregular shape , branching and finely divided and highlighted throughout by yellow flecks.
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Around it, a dwarf cluster of irregular shapes outlined the village that had clung to the church for 800 years.
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The blade hone and the irregular shapes from the hip bone identify shoulder and sirloin cuts.
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Its somewhat irregular shape and measurements were presumably counteracted as the building rose above ground level.
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By fitting one central bar, three-point cramping is possible, catering for irregular shapes , while still providing adequate support.
verb
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Index of language points and of irregular verbs .
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The conjugations of these irregular verbs .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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irregular meals
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a large, irregularly shaped room
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an irregular heartbeat
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I recognized the doctor's messy, irregular handwriting.
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Lake Powell's irregular coastline has many unspoiled beaches and secluded inlets.
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Some weeks, I work long, irregular hours.
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There was nothing irregular about the loan.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And the verse is accordingly irregular and gnarled and yet sappy, far more like growing timber than like steel rails.
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Cruising underwater, you see pale outlines of the irregular sea bottom.
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For many seasonal workers, the biggest drawback can be the irregular hours and erratic schedules.
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Jagged irregular vibrations up the line suggest gravel and stones, small regular vibes mean fine gravel or sand.
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Parental contact, though irregular , prevented the child from forming an alternative parent-child relationship.
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Washington, who survived the defeat, must have noted the possibilities for irregular warfare.
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When we first entered the farm country, the beeps, sparse and irregular , jolted me.
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You learn how to generate nouns and verbs but Navajo is very irregular .
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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The forces the government has are half-trained new soldiers and irregulars, including ex-rebels and ex-bandits.
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They were and they must remain irregulars, to be disowned at need.