noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
black
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This is a slim bodied fish of an orange-gold colour, often with black markings on its head.
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The basic color is green with black vertical markings that form rectangles.
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Originally described: 1775 Colour: The body is predominantly yellow and white with black markings reminiscent of an off-centre chevron.
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These black markings can be in the form of small black spots or larger markings.
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But, as far as his memory went, the black markings were new.
white
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The only other white markings on the upper body are two spots on the back of the ears.
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Originally described: 1775 Colour: The body is predominantly yellow and white with black markings reminiscent of an off-centre chevron.
■ VERB
see
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The Government's examination advisers have already been told to see to it that marking is stricter next year.
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Percival Lowell, another experienced canal-watcher, saw linear markings .
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With a sharp rise in the number of horse thefts in the region, owners see marking as vital protection.
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They show that we can see patterns of similar markings .
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The car was a wide-bodied machine, and he thought he could see the unmistakable markings of a Mercedes.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be marking time
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Parkinson's Disease seems to be marking time at the moment.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a black box with no markings
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Minnie is a Holstein cow with black markings that look like Mickey Mouse on her side.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At the same time due consideration must always be given to the visual effect of the grain markings.
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Disqualifications Any base colour other than black; absence of all markings.
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For exact determination the pellucid markings in the leaves can be used.
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Much attention has been paid to detail - the makers' plates bear the markings of the Midland Carriage Works.
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Near the head and along its side, it had some markings that were the color of nicotine.
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They are resistant to cleaning agents and chemicals and allow cylinder markings to be easily read.
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To hide their clear outlines they need some kind of disruptive markings.