breed

breed
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noun
1 type of animal
ADJECTIVE
▪ new
▪ rare
▪ hardy
▪ pure
▪ domestic
VERB + BREED
▪ keep
▪

a farm that keeps rare breeds

▪ use
▪

This breed is used for both milk and meat production.

▪ recognize
▪

Three years later the breed was officially recognized.

PREPOSITION
▪ breed of
▪

a new breed of dairy cattle

2 particular type of person
ADJECTIVE
▪ new
▪ dying, rare
▪

Entertainers of this sort are now a dying breed.

▪ special
▪

It takes a special breed of person to be a surgeon.

PREPOSITION
▪ breed of
▪

a new breed of international criminals

PHRASES
▪ a breed apart
▪

Health workers are a breed apart in their commitment and dedication to duty.

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verb
ADVERB
▪ in captivity
▪ successfully
▪ commercially
▪ selectively, specially, specifically
▪

fish that have been selectively bred for their appearance

PREPOSITION
▪ for
▪

dogs that are bred for their fighting ability

Breed is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑bird, ↑eagle, ↑pair, ↑rabbit, ↑success
Breed is used with these nouns as the object: ↑animal, ↑cattle, ↑confidence, ↑cow, ↑cynicism, ↑discontent, ↑dog, ↑fish, ↑hatred, ↑horse, ↑mouse, ↑pig, ↑resentment, ↑turkey, ↑violence

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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