noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
wood shavings (= thin curly pieces )
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He cleared up the wood shavings.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
wood
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They were indeed works of art, great mop-headed beauties made from finely-cut wood shavings which curled into unbelievable shapes.
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This idea of happiness was set among wood shavings in a noisy workshop.
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The wood shavings and dust reached up in an awkward mess from the floor beside his legs.
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Changing the straw bedding for wood shavings will help, also dampened hay and hard feed.
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There was a clean, sweet smell of new wood and a tang of fresh paint. Wood shavings crunched underfoot.
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Pulverized bark or even wood shavings can be used as it is so exposed to the air that denitrification is avoided.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A 3-cornered file is best for small diameters, but beware the fibre dust or shavings !
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A final mathematical note - only 11.5% of the original blank remained, the rest was expensive shavings .
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He orders ravioli with foie gras and white truffle shavings .
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I have had many letters asking for advice and questioning the use of bark and shavings because of coral spot fungus appearing.
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In the foreground was a tangle of metal shavings and a battle-scarred wrench.
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Stuck into the shavings were half a dozen long, slender tubes of bamboo.
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The man with the kidney lips folded his knife and stood up and brushed the whittle shavings out of his lap.
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There were the eternal school smells of chalk dust, wax crayons, cedar shavings , damp wool, and warm children.