noun
1 single thing
ADJECTIVE
▪ large , small
▪ basic , fundamental
▪
The family is the basic ~ of society.
▪ discrete , individual , single
▪ cohesive
▪
to change a collection of individuals into a cohesive ~
▪ family , social
▪
the role of the family ~ in the community
VERB + UNIT
▪ break sth down into , divide sth into
▪
Large departments were broken down into smaller ~s.
PHRASES
▪ ~ of analysis
▪
This study's ~ of analysis is the individual hospital.
2 fixed amount
ADJECTIVE
▪ basic , standard
▪ monetary
▪ linguistic
VERB + UNIT
▪ produce
▪
China produced 65 million ~s last year.
▪ sell
▪
The manufacturer sold 73 000 ~s in the first quarter.
UNIT + NOUN
▪ cost , length , weight
▪
the average ~ cost of all products
▪ sales
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of currency
▪
a ~ of length
▪
fifty ~s of electricity
PHRASES
▪ per ~
▪
Electricity is ten pence per ~.
3 group of people
ADJECTIVE
▪ policy ( esp. BrE )
▪ research
▪ business , production
VERB + UNIT
▪ be attached to
▪
The research ~ is attached to the local university.
▪ create , form
4 in a hospital
ADJECTIVE
▪ intensive care
▪ accident and emergency , casualty (both BrE )
▪ psychiatric , surgical
▪ baby , maternity (both BrE )
▪
She works in the maternity ~ at the local hospital.
▪ burn ( AmE ), burns ( BrE ), stroke ( BrE )
5 in the army, police, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ army , combat ( esp. AmE ), infantry , military
▪ intelligence
▪ enemy
▪ police , road policing ( BrE )
UNIT + NOUN
▪ commander ( esp. AmE )
6 piece of furniture/equipment
ADJECTIVE
▪ kitchen ( esp. BrE ), storage ( esp. AmE ), vanity ( BrE ), wall
▪ air-conditioning , control , power , processing , shower ( BrE )
▪
the central processing ~ in a computer
VERB + UNIT
▪ install
▪
We're having new kitchen ~s installed.
7 house/building
ADJECTIVE
▪ dwelling ( formal , esp. AmE ), housing , residential
▪
a single dwelling ~
▪
A city council member pledged to build 500 affordable housing ~s.
▪ business , industrial , retail (all esp. BrE )
VERB + UNIT
▪ build