Collocations for "coffee"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "coffee" in context.
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coffee
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [instant, filter, ground, granulated] coffee
- [Brazilian] coffee
- coffee from [Brazil]
- [dark, light] roast coffee
- a [black, hot, iced] coffee
- my [daily, morning, afternoon] coffee
- my [daily] cup of coffee
- a [steaming, piping, boiling] hot cup of coffee
- a [jar, mug] of (instant) coffee
- sell [wholesale, bulk] coffee
- brew a pot of coffee
- brew (some) coffee
- is roasting coffee
- drink too much coffee
- drink coffee to stay [awake, alert]
- drink coffee [at your desk, on the way to work, on the patio]
- is on his [third] coffee (of the day)
- I [take, like] my coffee black
- coffee with [cream, sugar]
- do you take [cream] with your coffee?
- is there any coffee left (in the pot)?
- (do you) want to come in for coffee?
- [two, three] coffees, please
- tea or coffee
- serve tea and coffee
- [serves, sells] teas and coffees
- coffee [candy, ice cream, liquor, cake, creams]
- coffee-flavored [candy, syrup, liqueur, center]
- coffee [filter, maker, pot]
- coffee [beans, grounds, creamer]
- a coffee stain on [my shirt, the sofa]
- the coffee [shop, house]
- [need, going to take] a coffee break
- have a coffee [craving, addiction]
- is [a big, a serious, an avid] coffee drinker
- [is, in] (a) coffee color
- coffee-color [shirt, paint]
- a coffee-colored [shirt]
- a coffee table
- a coffee-table book
'coffee' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
a little
- acquired
- afternoon
- agree
- armchair
- awake
- bagel
- balcony
- bean
- biscuit
- bitter
- black
- blazer
- blazing
- blend
- bliss
- blouse
- blow
- boiling
- break
- brew
- café
- canister
- cardigan
- carpet
- chin
- chocolate
- cold
- color
- consumer
- consumption
- cozy
- cream
- cuff
- cup
- customary
- dash
- dashboard
- dessert
- diner
- dot
- drip
- drop
- edgy
- estate
- extra
- fad
- filter
- fix
- flask