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Sense: Noun: surroundings
Synonyms:
surroundings, environment Collocations, atmosphere Collocations, ambience, ambiance, framework Collocations, context Collocations, climate Collocations, backdrop Collocations, background Collocations, location Collocations, space Collocations, scene Collocations
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Sense: Noun: where a story takes place
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location Collocations, locale, scene Collocations, background Collocations, backdrop Collocations, set Collocations, scenery Collocations
Sense: Noun: configuration - sometimes plural
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set
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Sense: Verb: arrange a date or time
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fix Collocations, establish Collocations, introduce Collocations, arrange Collocations, make Collocations, firm up, confirm Collocations, decide on, agree on, settle on, lay down, schedule Collocations
Sense: Verb: fix a value or price
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fix Collocations, price Collocations, value Collocations, rate Collocations, estimate Collocations, appreciate Collocations, assess Collocations, appraise, put Collocations, slap Collocations , cost Collocations
Sense: Verb: place
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set down, put down, place Collocations, put Collocations, deposit Collocations, leave Collocations, lie Collocations, stick Collocations , plant Collocations, park Collocations , plunk , plonk , plop down , pop Collocations , rest Collocations, arrange Collocations, insert Collocations, site Collocations, sit Collocations, seat Collocations, locate
Sense: Verb: fasten
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fix Collocations, fasten Collocations, embed Collocations, lock Collocations, make sth fast, install Collocations, instal , mount Collocations, plant Collocations, pitch Collocations, root Collocations, stick Collocations, cast Collocations, secure Collocations
Sense: Verb: start - followed by 'to', 'about', or 'out'
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start Collocations, begin Collocations, commence Collocations , initiate Collocations, get to , go about, get going with , get started with, get on
Sense: Verb: brood
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Sense: Verb: become firm
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congeal, solidify, thicken, firm up, harden Collocations, jell, stiffen, go hard, crystallize, crystallise , dry Collocations
Sense: Verb: program or adjust a device
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program Collocations, programme , activate, automate, turn on, switch on, schedule Collocations, adjust Collocations, synchronize, synchronise , regulate, time Collocations
Sense: Verb: go below the horizon
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go down, vanish Collocations, disappear Collocations, dip Collocations, subside Collocations, sink Collocations, sink below the horizon
Sense: Verb: assign a task
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assign Collocations, give Collocations, prescribe Collocations, allocate, distribute Collocations, give out, hand out, impose
Sense: Adjective: agreed or settled
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fixed Collocations, planned, agreed Collocations, settled Collocations, decided Collocations, ready-prepared, ready Collocations, ready to go, scheduled Collocations, determinate, accepted Collocations, established Collocations
Sense: Adjective: firm
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firm Collocations, solid Collocations, stable Collocations, entrenched Collocations, deep-rooted, deep-set, established Collocations, well-established, regular Collocations, steady Collocations, reliable Collocations, unvarying, unchanging, inflexible
Sense: Adjective: compulsory
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compulsory Collocations, required, assigned, prescribed, imposed, specified, non-negotiable, obligatory, not up for debate, not up for discussion
Sense: Adjective: conventional
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conventional Collocations, stock Collocations, standard Collocations, traditional Collocations, formal Collocations, routine Collocations, trad , usual Collocations, expected, established Collocations, hackneyed, customary Collocations, cliché , clichéd , normal Collocations, regular Collocations
Sense: Adjective: determined - followed by 'on'
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determined to, dead set on , resolute, decided Collocations, hellbent on , hell-bent on , adamant Collocations, insistent, steadfast Collocations
Sense: Adjective: obstinate
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immovable, stubborn Collocations, relentless Collocations, obstinate, dogged, intransigent, stuck Collocations, set in your ways, settled in your ways, intractable, stubborn as a mule, stubborn as an ox, pigheaded , pig-headed , hard to persuade, hard to sway, a tough nut to crack , a hard nut to crack , inflexible
Sense: Adjective: located - followed by a preposition
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located, situated, found Collocations, based, placed Collocations, sited, perched, sitting Collocations
Sense: Noun: collection
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collection Collocations, assortment Collocations, kit Collocations, assemblage, box Collocations, box set, series Collocations, number Collocations, group Collocations
Sense: Noun: bearing
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attitude Collocations, position Collocations, bearing Collocations, inclination, mien, posture, carriage Collocations, way Collocations, angle Collocations, tilt Collocations, hang Collocations
Sense: Noun: social group
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clique, circle Collocations, clan, camp Collocations, faction, group Collocations, club Collocations, society Collocations, contingent Collocations, bunch Collocations , gang Collocations, squad Collocations, posse , association Collocations, organization Collocations, organisation , body Collocations, family Collocations, elite, splinter group, inner circle
Sense: Noun: scenery for a movie or play
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scenery Collocations, stage Collocations, setting Collocations, stage setting, movie setting, location Collocations, scene Collocations, backcloth, backdrop Collocations, background Collocations, props, stage area