collocates
Words frequently paired
Collocates are words that frequently appear together in natural usage.
Linguists study collocates to understand how words combine: "strong" collocates with "coffee" but "powerful" doesn't, even though both mean intense.
The verb collocate means to appear habitually alongside another word: "Heavy" collocates with "rain" in English.
Joint presence in context
- bigramsTwo-letter sequences
- trigramsThree-symbol sequences
- n-gramsContiguous linguistic subsequences
- concordanceAlphabetical word index
corpus · frequency · distribution · lexical · dispersion · chunking · tokens · types
Fixed figurative expressions
- expressionsOutward manifestations of feeling
- formulaicFollowing a set template
- prefabricatedManufactured in advance
- chunksThick, solid pieces
conventionalized · binomials · trinomials · irreversible · frozen · restricted
Alphabetical word reference
- thesaurusSynonym and antonym compendium
- entryAccess or submission
- definitionStatement of meaning
- wordlistCompiled vocabulary set
headword · usage · synonyms · glossary · lookup · citation · lemma · combinatory
Group with shared aim
- meaningWhat something signifies
- denotationWord's explicit dictionary meaning
- connotationImplied sense, not dictionary
- interpretationAssigned meaning
sense · nuance · conceptualization · signification · implication · figurative · metaphorical · register
Language's structural rules
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- clauseProvision in agreement
- phraseWords forming partial meaning
- dependencyState of needing support
agreement · complement · adjective · adverb · modifier · verb · noun · preposition
co-occurrence
Joint presence in context
concordance · corpus · frequency · distribution · lexical · dispersion · chunking · tokens · types · t-score
idioms
Fixed figurative expressions
- expressionsOutward manifestations of feeling
- formulaicFollowing a set template
- prefabricatedManufactured in advance
chunks · conventionalized · binomials · trinomials · irreversible · frozen · restricted
dictionary
Alphabetical word reference
- thesaurusSynonym and antonym compendium
- entryAccess or submission
- definitionStatement of meaning
wordlist · headword · usage · synonyms · glossary · lookup · citation · lemma · combinatory
association
Group with shared aim
- meaningWhat something signifies
- denotationWord's explicit dictionary meaning
- connotationImplied sense, not dictionary
interpretation · sense · nuance · conceptualization · signification · implication · figurative · metaphorical · register · evaluative
grammar
Language's structural rules
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- clauseProvision in agreement
- phraseWords forming partial meaning
dependency · agreement · complement · adjective · adverb · modifier · verb · noun · preposition · grammatical
collocatesscatters
Distributes irregularly about
disperses · separates · spreads · distributes · divides
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