I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
nasal twang
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a nasal twang
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
cavity
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And because of its reduced nasal cavities it may find breathing increasingly difficult as it grows older.
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In this circumstance, nasopharyngeal electrodes inserted through the nasal cavity may show the epileptic activity more clearly.
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If people have a bad cold, the nasal cavity gets blocked up and so they can not say the sounds properly.
discharge
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In more severe cases dyspnoea and tenacious nasal discharge are also present.
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A history of purulent nasal discharge may be obtained in headaches resulting from sinus disease.
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The nasal discharge and the discharge from the abscesses is highly infectious and this is how strangles is spread to other horses.
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Watery nasal discharge and obstruction goes from left to right nostril.
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However in heavy infections coughing is marked, and is accompanied by dyspnoea and nasal discharge .
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Relief often comes with a discharge such as the menses or a nasal discharge etc.
passage
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Similarly, many scientists argue that dinosaurs developed extensive nasal passages with membranes to cool their skin surfaces.
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The bug, called enterococcus, lives in the nasal passages and intestines of many healthy people, causing no harm.
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The acid fragrance upsets their delicate nasal passages and they avoid anything smeared in it for long periods of time.
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In 1761 J. Hill associated cancer of the nasal passages with the immoderate use of snuff.
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Surgery involves opening the sinus from the outside, flushing and allowing free drainage into the nasal passage .
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Eucalyptus oil will also help patients with a cold as it clears nasal passages .
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Doreen was a girl who always sounded as though her nasal passages were obstructed or her throat sore.
spray
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Half then used a nasal spray for a further 10 days, while half used a placebo spray.
voice
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Plumfield continued talking in a nasal voice and she decided that he must be a demon to live with.
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Above the murmuring of the crowd in the lobby burst one angry nasal voice .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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clogged nasal passages
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Miller's nasal country twang reveals his Georgia origins.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And because of its reduced nasal cavities it may find breathing increasingly difficult as it grows older.
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Doreen was a girl who always sounded as though her nasal passages were obstructed or her throat sore.
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Half then used a nasal spray for a further 10 days, while half used a placebo spray.
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In this circumstance, nasopharyngeal electrodes inserted through the nasal cavity may show the epileptic activity more clearly.
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Notice that the name Makah has a nasal consonant-thus appearing to contradict the claim that these languages have no nasals.
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Similarly, many scientists argue that dinosaurs developed extensive nasal passages with membranes to cool their skin surfaces.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A new phoneme, the velar nasal , was born.
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Grimacing, I noticed my voice was attaining characteristics of the hideous local accent-the horrifying, flat, Rochester nasal .
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Notice that the name Makah has a nasal consonant-thus appearing to contradict the claim that these languages have no nasals.
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Of the syllabic nasals, the most frequently found and the most important is.
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Syllabic velar nasal is also possible in this context.
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Table 4.2 also shows that back realizations are favoured by following fricatives, non-velar voiced stops and non-velar nasals.