Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with prose in American Collocation
prose
noun
uncountable
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
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
/proʊz/
clear
clear
lucid
readable
The book is thoroughly researched and written in the lucid prose we expect from the author.
well written
beautiful
elegant
poetic
Written with all his characteristically elegant prose, this short biography is still perhaps the best introduction to Newton and his work.
How do you convey the essential nature of music without resorting to highly technical jargon or purple prose?
describing something or telling a story
descriptive
narrative
To support the descriptive prose there are numerous excellent photographs.