- coffee
- nounADJECTIVE▪ strong▪ weak▪ black, dark▪
a mug of strong black coffee
▪ milky (esp. BrE), white (BrE)▪She drinks very milky coffee with lots of sugar.
▪ frothy (esp. BrE)▪ sweet▪ bitter▪ hot, steaming▪a pot of piping hot coffee
▪He brought in two mugs of steaming coffee.
▪ lukewarm▪ cold▪ iced▪ flavoured/flavored, hazelnut▪ fresh▪The others will be back soon—I'll go and make some fresh coffee.
▪ excellent, expensive, good▪ gourmet, organic, specialty (AmE)▪ decaf, decaffeinated▪ filter (esp. BrE), ground, percolated, real▪ instant▪Would you prefer instant coffee?
▪ Irish (= with whiskey added), Turkish (= very strong, black and sweet)▪ afternoon, morning… OF COFFEE▪ cup, mug, potVERB + COFFEE▪ drink▪Do you drink coffee?
▪ have▪I had two coffees while I waited.
▪ take▪‘How do you take your coffee?’ ‘Milk, no sugar, thanks.’
▪ sip, take a mouthful of, take a sip of▪He took a sip of his coffee.
▪ down, drain, drink up, finish▪ stir▪ pour (sb)▪ go for (esp. BrE), go out for▪Let's go out for a coffee when you've finished work.
▪ brew, make▪freshly brewed coffee
▪I'll make some coffee for breakfast.
▪ grind▪freshly ground coffee
COFFEE + VERB▪ get cold, go cold▪ be laced with sth▪coffee laced with cognac
▪ keep sb awakeCOFFEE + NOUN▪ cup, mug▪ machine, maker, percolator, pot▪ grounds▪ bean▪ break, klatch (AmE)▪ bar, shopPREPOSITION▪ in your coffee▪I have milk but no sugar in my coffee.
PHRASES▪ an aroma of coffee, a smell of coffee▪An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.
▪ coffee-making facilities (esp. BrE)▪Tea and coffee-making facilities are available in the rooms.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
