Collocations with "of"

861 collocations found

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glad of

Expressing gratitude or relief for having something, such as help or company.

gladglad + PREPOSITION6.7

haul of

indicates what the haul consists of

haulNOUN + PREPOSITION6.7

jackpot of

Specifies the amount of the jackpot, e.g., 'a jackpot of £100,000'.

jackpotjackpot + PREPOSITION6.7

overtures of

Used to specify the nature of the friendly approach, e.g., 'overtures of friendship'.

overtureNOUN + PREPOSITION6.7

of ... validity

Used to describe the quality of validity, e.g., 'of doubtful validity'.

validityPREPOSITION6.7

vehicle of

A medium through which something is communicated or expressed.

vehicleNOUN + PREPOSITION6.7

wail of

used to specify the cause or type of wail (e.g., wail of anguish)

wailNOUN + PREPOSITION6.7

band of

Used to describe a group of people, e.g., 'a band of rebels'.

bandPREPOSITION + NOUN6.6

estate of

Used to specify the size or contents of an estate.

estatePREPOSITION6.6

feast of

used to name a religious festival (e.g., the feast of Passover)

feastPREPOSITION6.6

army of

figuratively, a large group of something (e.g., an army of volunteers)

armyPREPOSITION6.5

bare of sth

Lacking or without something.

bareADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION6.5

of brick

Describes the material of which something is made.

brickPREPOSITION + NOUN6.5

careless of sth

disregarding something, often one's own safety or feelings

carelesscareless + PREPOSITION6.5

confederation of

Indicates the members or the nature of the confederation.

confederationPREPOSITION6.5

deputation of

Indicates the members or composition of the deputation.

deputationdeputation + PREPOSITION6.5

diploma of

Used in the names of specific qualifications, such as 'Diploma of Higher Education'.

diplomaPREPOSITION (sense: certificate)6.5

disc of

Used to describe the contents of a disc.

discdisc + PREPOSITION6.5

disturbance of sth

disturbancedisturbance + PREPOSITION6.5

downturn of

used to specify the entity that is in a downturn, e.g., 'a downturn of the economy'

downturnNOUN + PREPOSITION6.5

drain of

To remove a quality or feeling from someone or something.

drainDRAIN + PREPOSITION6.5

drip of

dripNOUN + PREPOSITION6.5

foreboding of

used to specify what the foreboding is about, e.g., 'a foreboding of danger'

forebodingPREPOSITION6.5

listener of

Used to connect the listener to the type of content they listen to, e.g., 'listeners of classical music'.

listenerlistener + PREPOSITION6.5

memo of

Indicates a date or specific reference for the memo.

memoPREPOSITIONAL PHRASES6.5

possessive of

Indicates the person or thing someone feels possessive towards, often used in a more formal or literary context.

possessivepossessive + PREPOSITION6.5

poverty of

often used figuratively to mean a lack of something, e.g., 'a poverty of imagination'

povertyPREPOSITION6.5

rehearsal of

Indicates a rehearsal of a specific part of a performance.

rehearsalPREPOSITION6.5

rethink of

used to specify the subject being re-evaluated

rethinkrethink + PREPOSITION6.5

satisfaction of

the pleasure received from achieving something desired

satisfactionPREPOSITION6.5