- vegetables
- nounADJECTIVE▪ green, leafy, root, salad (esp. BrE)▪
The children don't eat enough green vegetables.
▪ crisp▪a salad of crisp, raw vegetables
▪ raw▪ cooked, grilled, steamed, stir-fried, etc.▪ overcooked▪ canned (esp. AmE), fresh, frozen, pickled, tinned (BrE)▪ mixed▪roast pork with mixed vegetables
▪ organic▪ seasonal▪ spring, summer, winter▪ rottenVERB + VEGETABLES▪ grow▪They grow all their own vegetables.
▪ plant▪ pick▪ eat, have▪ add▪ wash▪ boil, cook, grill, roast, sauté, steam, stir-fry▪ chop, cut, peel, puréeVEGETABLES + VERB▪ grow▪vegetables which grow in cooler climates
▪ contain sth▪Green vegetables contain calcium.
VEGETABLE + NOUN▪ bed, garden, patch (esp. BrE), plot (esp. BrE)▪ market, stall▪ grower▪ peeler▪ crop▪ produce▪ broth, dish, juice, soup, stew, stock▪ curry, lasagne, samosa, etc.▪ fat, oil▪ protein▪ dye▪ fibre/fiber, matter
Collocations dictionary. 2013.