verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
roam free
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Hundreds of dogs roam free on the streets.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
about
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But sometimes he went down into London instead and roamed about , especially when it was warm.
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The birds are, it is said, permitted to roam about in forests.
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Nails was always roaming about on his own but on a night like this there was not much attraction in it.
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He was still loose, roaming about somewhere.
around
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I roamed around archways leading nowhere and windows framed by stone walls standing in isolation.
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The old town of Innsbruck is fun to roam around .
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She roamed around the countryside and was often seen, but only in the distance.
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Mostly, these were just harmless kids, down in South Chicago roaming around like Moonies.
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Before next month's Starting Block, try roaming around your hard disk, looking at the different files it contains.
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Martvr is another favorite role when the dragons are roaming around .
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You simply roam around , safe in the knowledge that round each corner there will be something to please.
freely
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However, the consequences of allowing cats to roam freely can be environmentally significant.
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Ethanol is thus a powerful solvent that can roam freely throughout the body.
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Collectivisation in particular is disastrous for nomadic peoples, who need to roam freely to feed their animals on sparse vegetation.
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In their place, dozens of sheep, goats, chickens and geese roam freely .
over
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She let her eyes roam over him freely, and longed for her hands to have the same privilege.
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At one point she roamed over to the window and gazed out.
■ NOUN
animal
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Landscapes are peaceful and unscarred, animals roam free, children never grow up and work is virtually non-existent.
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Aeons ago, prehistoric animals roamed these parts and hid in the Paviland Caves below the cliffs.
country
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Tagan roamed the country to the north of the company, but it was deserted, empty of both men and beasts.
countryside
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She roamed around the countryside and was often seen, but only in the distance.
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Would you rather have them roaming the countryside on trail bikes or all-terrain vehicles?
desert
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One sensed the aloneness, and would she be roaming the desert if there were a husband to worry about?
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Pride is one thing: a wild beast which lives in caves and roams the desert .
forest
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The birds are, it is said, permitted to roam about in forests .
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There are no restaurants or motels, no industry to speak of, only deer and wild turkey roaming the surrounding forest .
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Such double-bodied beings were thought to have roamed the forests and pasturelands adjacent to Arcadian Olympia.
people
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They had spent Hogmanay at home, welcoming the groups of people roaming the village as they came round.
street
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Since then, excited activists have been roaming the streets , banging drums and chanting.
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There was a lot of violence, gangs roaming the streets .
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Cowpat stoves were everywhere, using the droppings of the cattle that roamed the streets as a mainstream fuel supply.
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Industry, such as it was, almost stood still, and the jobless and underemployed roamed city streets .
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Huge rats roamed the streets slaying then devouring their victims.
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I bought one the first day I arrived and have been roaming the streets ever since looking for some one to play catch.
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It might have been the stories about businessmen roaming the streets with half a million pounds in carrier bags.
world
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It was all preparation for her dream job: a foreign correspondent, roaming the world in a trench coat.
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The Gods roam the world and mingle in human affairs, but they do so at their own whim.
■ VERB
let
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She let her eyes roam over him freely, and longed for her hands to have the same privilege.
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Most landlords comply, and let government inspectors roam through the bedrooms and bathrooms of the houses they rent out.
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My sister just lets the bairns roam .
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He liked to go with a friend-Matt or Joy or Jesse-and I let them roam the gyms at will.
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He let his eyes roam her face, as though he was assessing her worthiness as a repository for his secrets.
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He let his eyes roam round his surroundings.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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At one point, buffalo freely roamed North America.
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Great herds of wild deer roam freely over the hills.
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Residents of the Red Hall estate claim to be living in fear of gangs who roam the streets after dark.
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The kids roamed the neighborhood on their bikes.
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Tourists love roaming about the old town.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Aeons ago, prehistoric animals roamed these parts and hid in the Paviland Caves below the cliffs.
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Although visitors will roam the shop floor some things will be closely watched.
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He had roamed Queenstown during his lunch hour at the beginning of the week before he could find a roaster for sale.
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I am the one scrambling eggs for dinner and sitting on porches with friends while the kids roam the neighborhood on bikes.
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Larger numbers of roe deer live near there and Czechoslovakia still has bears and wolves roaming in the wild.
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They typically roam a territory of several acres, with life spans similar to humans.
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Would you rather have them roaming the countryside on trail bikes or all-terrain vehicles?