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- noun1 measurement of anglesVERB + DEGREE▪ rotate, spin, turn▪
I turned the wheel 90 degrees,
PREPOSITION▪ through … degrees▪The camera turned through 180 degrees.
▪The car had spun through 180 degrees on impact.
2 measurement of temperatureVERB + DEGREE▪ reach▪Temperatures inside the burning building are estimated to have reached 600 degrees centigrade.
PREPOSITION▪ at … degrees▪Water boils at 100 degrees centigrade.
PHRASES▪ degrees Celsius, degrees centigrade, degrees Fahrenheit▪ degrees above zero, degrees below zero▪ minus 10, 20, etc. degrees3 amount/levelADJECTIVE▪ considerable, good, great, high, large, substantial, the utmost▪She allowed us a considerable degree of freedom.
▪ exceptional, extraordinary, remarkable, surprising, unprecedented, unusual▪Today we rely on computer technology to an unprecedented degree.
▪ certain, fair, moderate, modest▪It was possible to date these remains with a fair degree of accuracy.
▪ low, minimal, slight, small▪He would try anything to make her even the smallest degree happier.
▪ lesser▪The tax changes will especially hit those on high incomes and, to a lesser degree, small businesses.
▪ different, variable, various, varying▪They work hard, but with varying degrees of success.
▪ same▪These products don't get the same degree of testing as officially approved medications.
▪ alarming, dangerous, extreme▪His arguments are simplistic to an extreme degree.
▪ acceptable, adequate (esp. AmE), meaningful (esp. AmE), real, significant▪The book fails to answer the question with any acceptable degree of certainty.
▪ appropriate, necessary, proper, requisite (esp. BrE), right▪ unacceptable (esp. BrE)VERB + DEGREE▪ assess, determine▪Psychologists examined her to assess the degree of her illness.
PREPOSITION▪ in … degrees▪The party leaders were all found to be corrupt in varying degrees.
▪ of … degree▪employees of various degrees of ability
▪ to a … degree▪The boss sometimes follows her instincts to an alarming degree.
▪ with a … degree of▪We all tried to find out about the bus service, with varying degrees of success.
▪ degree of▪There is a degree of risk in any sport.
PHRASES▪ by degrees▪By degrees, the company's turnover dwindled to nothing.
▪ in equal degree▪I felt excitement and sadness in equal degree as I waved goodbye to my colleagues.
▪ a greater or lesser degree▪We were all disappointed to a greater or lesser degree.
▪ to the nth degree (= to an extreme degree)▪The children tested her patience to the nth degree.
4 qualificationADJECTIVE▪ college, university▪ associate, bachelor's (esp. AmE), first (esp. BrE), ordinary (BrE), undergraduate▪ advanced, doctoral (esp. AmE), graduate, higher, master's, postgraduate, research (esp. BrE)▪ BA, MA, PhD, etc.▪ honours/honors (esp. BrE)▪ good▪ first-class, second-class, third-class (in the UK)▪Candidates must have at least an upper second class honours degree.
▪ honorary▪ business, history, law, medical, philosophy, etc.▪ professional▪Candidates must hold a professional degree in architecture.
▪ joint, joint-honours (BrE)▪She earned a joint degree in Spanish and Psychology.
▪ four-year, two-year, etc.▪ part-time (esp. BrE)VERB + DEGREE▪ have, hold▪ do, pursue, take▪He took a degree in law then joined a law firm.
▪ be awarded, complete, earn (esp. AmE), finish, gain, get, obtain, receive▪ award (sb), confer (on sb), grant (sb)▪The University conferred on him the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws.
▪institutions that grant doctoral degrees
DEGREE + NOUN▪ course (esp. BrE), programme/program▪ level▪people educated to degree level or beyond
▪a degree-level course (BrE)
PREPOSITION▪ degree in▪a degree in economics
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
