noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
wooden
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Continental style bases have flexible wooden slats and are often contained within a traditional divan.
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The backs of the trucks are jammed with young men and teenagers pressed against wooden slats .
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The wooden slats had bleached grey.
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We were lifting metal girders on to a lorry and securing them in place with wooden slats which we nailed together.
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The wooden slats were already warm from the sun.
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There was no glass in the frame, just thin wooden slats to allow some passage of air.
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The three ruffians pummelled me, banging my head against the wooden slats .
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A legless beggar pulled himself along through the slush on wooden slats .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Art! my slats....
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Continental style bases have flexible wooden slats and are often contained within a traditional divan.
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I really like the tiles from Lindsey Teak that come with straight or diagonal slats.
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I tried peeking down through a gap between the bamboo slats.
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I twisted the plastic rod and watched the slats in our venetian blinds open.
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The company introduced a Missioninspired recliner with straight lines and vertical slats.
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The wooden slats were already warm from the sun.
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We were lifting metal girders on to a lorry and securing them in place with wooden slats which we nailed together.