adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
born and raised (= was born and grew up )
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I was born and raised in Alabama.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
beach
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Shore platforms and possibly raised beach elements are also found in Lewis.
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This fact must obviously be taken into account in the interpretation of raised beaches .
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Coastal plains often feature long, shallow lakes, separated and aligned by raised beaches and occupying up to 90% of the terrain.
bed
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The most popular materials for raised beds are bricks and concrete walling blocks.
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He relished the coolness, the raised beds of flowers and herbs, and the elaborately carved fountains splashing in the centre.
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Avoid very narrow raised beds , otherwise the thickness of the wall will look out of proportion to the planting area.
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On the other side of the terrace a raised bed provides visual balance and accommodates a specimen juniper and winter flowering heathers.
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The raised bed should provide at least 12 inches of soil.
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Acid soil bed I wanted to make a raised bed to grown acid-loving plants in my limey soil.
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You may prefer a large and simple paved terrace area, or something smaller, incorporating raised beds and a barbecue.
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Suitable for rock garden, raised beds , &038; naturalised in front of shrubs.
blood
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Measuring your cholesterol How do you know if you have a raised blood cholesterol level?
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These include raised blood pressure and raised blood cholesterol levels.
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But raised blood pressure is an early warning sign and is one of the simplest and cheapest checks that can be done.
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Occasional raised blood pressure is normal; long-term high blood pressure is a killer.
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Unsuitable for those with a personal of family history of strokes, heart attacks or raised blood pressure, and some diabetics.
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And very often that problem is raised blood pressure.
dais
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Liessa and the Loremaster were waiting on a raised dais at one end of the meadow.
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What the tourists come to see is a raised dais of grass hemmed in by a retaining wall.
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On the raised dais in front of him lay Sylvie's coffin.
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There was a raised dais at one end underneath a skylight, with a sort of bed on it.
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In the centre of the room there was a raised dais , and it was also roofed with gold.
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The band, dressed in evening wear and sitting on a raised dais , were at the far end of the hall.
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On a raised dais in front of large windows looking out on to the agricultural college gardens sat the Inspector.
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There was a raised dais on one side of the square on which the Sheikh Osman sat cross-legged.
eyebrow
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I earn my first of these by commenting that there were a few raised eyebrows when his peerage was announced last June.
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Private Boyd allowed herself a raised eyebrow as she went by.
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The Bishop looked at Corbett with raised eyebrows and gestured to him to proceed.
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Her ironic smile and quizzically raised eyebrows excluded the rest of the dead people.
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The note of anger carried to the groups and couples passing by, provoking amusement and raised eyebrows .
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Not another word, a sigh, no raised eyebrow or even an impatient puff of cigar smoke.
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Hari looked at him with raised eyebrows .
money
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He got up petitions and raised money when you were arrested.
platform
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At the back of the raised platform at one end of the hall was a wooden cross, about six feet high.
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Beds varied in their design and some were raised platforms made out of wood or stone.
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They could listen to the pipe bands and Tina liked watching the Highland dancers on the raised platform .
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The use of steps or raised platforms is recommended.
question
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This raised questions about the methods of testing.
serum
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In addition, several studies in diabetics have suggested that raised serum cholesterol levels are also associated with the presence of macrovascular disease.
voice
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Both of them listened to the raised voices .
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Rudolf Dreikurs maintains that talk is effective only when raised voices imply some impending action, and then only momentarily.
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The sound of raised voices made him realise that in fact things were far from splendid so far as this party was concerned.
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It is also emphatically given in a raised voice with direct eye-contact so that the child knows it has been warned.
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Unfortunately, as she descended the stairs, she heard raised voices from the study.
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Quinn could vaguely hear raised voices , principal among them being that of Zack.
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Immediately, they heard raised voices and saw that the porter was engaged in an altercation with two men in trench coats.
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The most spirited came from the raised voices of the Gentlemen.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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His name had been put on a bronze plaque in raised letters.
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There was a raised platform and a blackboard at the far end of the room.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Just at that moment he saw the exit from the Westway and swung off the raised carriageway.
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Rex fiddled with the raised carvings.
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Rudolf Dreikurs maintains that talk is effective only when raised voices imply some impending action, and then only momentarily.
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The application of heat causes the ink and powder to fuse and a raised image is formed.
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Then it can be confined to a raised pool without offending the eye.