Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with earthquake in American Collocation
earthquake
noun
countable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈɜrθˌkweɪk/
big
big
great
huge
large
major
massive
powerful
severe
strong
violent
A massive earthquake registering 9.0 on the Richter scale struck off the west coast of Indonesia.
causing a lot of damage
bad
catastrophic
destructive
devastating
disastrous
terrible
A devastating earthquake in the state of Gujarat killed more than 20,000 people.
small
minor
small
Minor earthquakes rumble beneath Britain every day, although we seldom feel a thing.