Collocations for "cucumber"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "cucumber" in context.
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cucumber
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [fresh, pickled, new, green, sweet, garden, organic] cucumbers
- a [huge, long, bent, thick, thin] cucumber
- [an Asian, a Spanish, a Dutch] cucumber
- a [pound, kilo, bag, can, jar] of cucumbers
- [chopped, whole, sliced] cucumbers
- [chopped] the cucumber
- a salad with [lettuce, tomato, cheese, beetroot, radish] and cucumber
- make a hydrating mask out of cucumbers
- [shaped, colored] like a cucumber
- grow cucumbers [in the garden, in the field, on the terrace]
- cucumbers growing [in the garden]
- informal: is (acting) as cool as a cucumber
- informal: is a cool cucumber
- make cucumber [sauce, yogurt, salad]
- cucumber [walls, paint, tones]
- painted in cucumber green
'cucumber' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):