noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a pitch of excitement/excellence/perfection etc (= a high level of excitement etc )
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He screamed at her in a pitch of fury.
be cooked to perfection (= be cooked exactly the right amount, so it is perfect )
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All the dishes were cooked to perfection by the French chef.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
great
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Everywhere one notices attempts to introduce greater purity, greater justice, greater perfection and a more universal explanation of things.
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The universe is animated by an all-pervasive aspiration to a higher state, a greater perfection as embodied in the Prime Mover.
■ VERB
achieve
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But to achieve perfection meant going further still.
bring
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Heroic couplets, the typical verse form of the Augustan age, were brought to perfection by Alexander Pope.
cook
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The veggies were cooked to perfection , with no distracting crunchiness to contend with, and the flavors blended together gloriously.
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The salmon itself is a large steak cooked to perfection .
reach
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When he creates a dish he begins and carries on until instinctively he knows the dish has reached perfection .
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According to lovers of the wine, Yquem reaches its perfection when it is thirty years old.
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Herbaceous borders have already reached perfection , annuals at their best and many shrubs continue to provide a good display.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Don't expect perfection in your relationships.
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Lehmann had spent years in the development and perfection of his wine-making techniques.
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The sushi was beautifully presented and absolutely fresh - pure perfection .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And these days one has so little rehearsal time to get any kind of perfection .
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Bartlett drew from the old-fashioned uniforms of the virile football player and the preening perfection of the city dweller.
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Beauty and perfection were crucial to him.
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It is part of the romantic ideal that the promise of a beautiful woman is the promise of eternal perfection .
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She saw perfection in his face, his intelligence, and his soul.
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The veggies were cooked to perfection , with no distracting crunchiness to contend with, and the flavors blended together gloriously.
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They arrived together, dressed with the studied perfection only achieved by gangsters and people about to appear on television.