collection
- noun1 group of objectsADJECTIVE▪ big, extensive, huge, large, major, massive, substantial, vast▪ small▪ growing▪ complete, comprehensive▪ core, permanent▪
The permanent collection is displayed on the first floor.
▪ reserve▪The museum has a large reserve collection in storage,
▪ amazing, excellent, extraordinary, fascinating, fine, good, great, important, impressive, interesting, magnificent, outstanding, remarkable, rich, stunning, superb, unique, useful▪ priceless, valuable▪ bizarre, disparate, diverse, eclectic, heterogeneous, jumbled, miscellaneous, motley, odd, random, strange, varied▪Running through the tale is a motley collection of loners looking for love.
▪ representative▪We have a small but representative collection of Brazilian art.
▪ celebrated (esp. BrE), distinguished, famous, prestigious, renowned▪ family, personal, private▪the largest private art collection in the world
▪ public▪ international, local, national▪ historic, historical▪ reference, research▪a research collection available for study by historians
▪ archival, archive, library, museum▪a historical archive collection of 20 000 documents
▪ antiques, art, book, CD, coin, DVD, manuscript, music, photographic, picture, plant, record, specimen, stamp▪ digital▪ specialVERB + COLLECTION▪ boast, have, own▪The museum boasts a superb collection of medieval weapons.
▪ acquire, amass, assemble, build up, compile, create, gather, make▪He built up his collection over a period of ten years.
▪She made a collection of Roman coins and medals.
▪ start▪ add to, expand▪The collection has been added to over the years.
▪ complete▪She needed only one more stamp to complete her collection.
▪ bequeath, donate▪He donated his art collection to the Guggenheim Museum.
▪ hold, house, keep▪a new building to house the national collection
▪ display, exhibit, show▪A glass-fronted cabinet displayed a collection of china.
▪ feature, showcase▪The exhibition features a magnificent collection of bronze statues.
▪ see, view, visit▪I was allowed to view his family collection of miniatures.
▪ consult, examine, study▪Historians frequently ask to consult the collection.
▪ catalogue, organize▪She had the task of organizing the collection of rare manuscripts.
▪ digitizeCOLLECTION + VERB▪ consist of sth, contain sth, include sth▪The collection contains some 500 items.
▪ cover sth, span sth▪The collection covers all phases of Picasso's career.
▪The museum's collection spans 5 000 years of art history.
▪ come from …▪ date from …▪major collections dating from the 11th to the 19th century
▪ grow▪The museum's collection is growing all the time.
▪ be available, be on display, be on show, be on view▪The collection is rarely on view to the public.
▪ go on display, go on show, go on view▪The collection is to go on public display for the first time next month.
PREPOSITION▪ collection of▪a valuable collection of antique porcelain
2 taking sth away/bringing sth togetherADJECTIVE▪ routine, systematic▪the systematic collection of data
▪ efficient▪ free (esp. BrE)▪We offer free collection of waste.
▪ weekly▪ data, intelligence▪ debt, rent, revenue, tax▪the need for more efficient tax collection
▪ garbage (esp. AmE), refuse, rubbish (BrE), trash (AmE), wasteVERB + COLLECTION▪ await, be ready for (both BrE)▪Your car is awaiting collection.
▪ arrange, organize (both BrE)▪They will arrange collection of the chairs.
COLLECTION + NOUN▪ point, site▪a lack of collection points for waste paper
▪ service▪a refuse collection service
▪ methodPREPOSITION▪ collection of▪There are some difficulties with the collection of reliable data.
PHRASES▪ a method of collection▪different methods of data collection
3 poems/stories/musicVERB + COLLECTION▪ compile, edit, produce, publish▪to publish a collection of scholarly essays
▪ release▪The band has just released a collection of their greatest hits.
PREPOSITION▪ collection of4 moneyADJECTIVE▪ house-to-house, street (both BrE)▪ charity, churchVERB + COLLECTION▪ have, make, organize, take (esp. BrE), take up (esp. AmE)▪We will have a collection for charity at the end of the concert.
▪A collection will be taken (up) at the end of the service.
COLLECTION + NOUN▪ box, plate▪the church collection plate
PREPOSITION▪ collection for▪a street collection for famine relief
5 new clothesADJECTIVE▪ new▪ autumn (BrE), fall (AmE), spring, etc.▪ ready-to-wearVERB + COLLECTION▪ create, launch▪She has recently launched her new ready-to-wear collection.
▪ show, unveil▪the first designer to unveil his collection for the spring season
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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