noun
1 piece of land where a building was/is/will be
ADJECTIVE
▪ good , prime ( esp. BrE )
▪
houses built on prime ~s with stunning views
▪ designated , possible , potential , proposed , suitable
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some potential ~s for the new business
▪ building ( esp. BrE ), construction ( esp. AmE ), development ( esp. BrE )
▪ demolition
▪ derelict ( BrE )
▪ industrial , manufacturing
▪ commercial
▪ factory , hospital , school , etc. ( esp. BrE )
▪ protected
▪ brownfield , greenfield (both BrE )
▪ 5-acre , 20-hectare , etc.
VERB + SITE
▪ allocate ( BrE ), choose , designate , earmark ( BrE ), select
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The ~ is designated for housing.
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The council has earmarked the ~ for possible redevelopment.
▪ find , identify , locate , look for
▪ acquire ( esp. BrE ), buy , purchase
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A local company has recently acquired the ~.
▪ lease ( esp. BrE )
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The ~ was leased from another company.
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The supermarket chain agreed to lease the ~ to a non-food retailer.
▪ inspect
▪ clear , prepare
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The ~ is being cleared for development.
▪ build on , develop
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Nothing can be built on this ~.
▪ occupy
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The ~ is presently occupied by offices.
▪ stand on
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The school stands on the ~ of an ancient settlement.
SITE + VERB
▪ belong to sb
SITE + NOUN
▪ manager ( esp. BrE ), supervisor
▪ owner
▪ inspection
PREPOSITION
▪ at a/the ~
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The factory will be built at a ~ to the north of the city.
▪ in a/the ~
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The hotel is in a prime ~ overlooking the sea.
▪ on (a/the) ~
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Hard hats must be worn on ~.
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He was injured on a construction ~.
2 place where sth happened or that is used for sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ ancient , archaeological , historic , historical , prehistoric
▪ important
▪ holy , sacred
▪ sensitive
▪
an extremely sensitive ~ of national importance
▪ remote
▪ accident , bomb , crash , disaster
▪ civic-amenity ( BrE ), dump , landfill ( BrE ), waste-disposal
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The new civic-amenity ~s will allow the recycling of 600 tons of material every year.
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a waste-disposal ~ on the edge of town
▪ training
▪ burial , grave
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Many of these ancient burial ~s were destroyed in the last century.
▪ excavation
▪ landing , launch
▪ test
▪
the test ~ for the atom bomb
▪ camp (usually campsite ) , camping , caravan (all BrE )
▪ picnic ( esp. BrE )
▪ allotment ( BrE )
▪ dive , wreck
▪
Gozo has some of the best dive ~s in the Mediterranean.
▪ breeding , nest , nesting
▪ park-and-ride ( BrE )
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The park-and-ride ~ has been designed to reduce traffic congestion in central Manchester.
VERB + SITE
▪ visit
▪
The president is to visit the crash ~ later today.
▪ disturb , remove sth from , steal sth from
▪
penalties for disturbing ancient ~s
▪ excavate
3 on the Internet ⇨ See also ↑ website
ADJECTIVE
▪ Internet , online , Web (usually website ) , WWW
▪
online dating ~s
▪ official
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the official website of the New York Yankees
▪ personal
▪
I am redesigning my personal ~ this month.
▪ free
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a free ~ devoted to tropical fish
▪ home
▪ major
▪
major news ~s
▪ favourite/favorite
▪ informative , useful
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Harvard Law has a very useful and informative ~.
▪ interactive
▪ portal , search
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one of the major search ~s
▪ content
▪
entertainment content ~s
▪ download
▪
a music download ~
▪ business , commercial , corporate , e-commerce
▪ government
▪ auction , gambling , gaming , media , music , news , newspaper , review , shopping , travel
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online music review ~s
▪ blog , chat , community , dating , social-networking
▪ adult , porn ( informal ), pornographic
▪ fan
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a Harry Potter fan ~
▪ hate
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He saw the photo on a right-wing hate ~.
▪ destination
▪ linked
▪ mirror
▪ sister
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You can go to ePay Music, a music-specific sister ~ to ePay.
▪ password-protected
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Users log onto a password-protected Internet ~.
VERB + SITE
▪ access , check , check out ( informal ), view , visit
▪ browse , navigate , search , surf
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Their ~ is easy to navigate.
▪ search for
▪ crawl
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The search engine crawls the ~ for relevant keywords.
▪ find , identify
▪ build , create , design , develop , set up
▪ maintain , operate , run
▪ update
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The official ~ is updated on a regular basis.
▪ redesign
▪ host , own
▪ bookmark
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I have bookmarked your ~ for future reading.
▪ rank
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Search engines rank ~s through a variety of methods.
▪ block
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The government tries to block foreign ~s deemed subversive.
▪ promote
SITE + VERB
▪ be dedicated to sth , be devoted to sth
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a ~ devoted to health issues
▪ contain sth , feature sth , include sth
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The ~ contains information on local services.
▪ offer sth
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The ~ offers used equipment for sale.
▪ link to sth
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the number of ~s that link to your website
SITE + NOUN
▪ map
▪
A ~ map lists and links to all pages on your website.
▪ design
▪ content
▪ link
▪ search
▪ administrator , owner
▪ visitor
▪ designer
PREPOSITION
▪ at a/the ~
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At this ~ you'll find all the latest news and gossip.
▪ in a/the ~
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Check out the links in our home ~.
▪ on a/the ~
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The software sells on the ~ for $29.95.
▪ ~ about
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~s about Japan
▪ ~ for
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the most popular ~s for children
▪ ~ on
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I'm searching for ~s on aromatherapy.