bristol — ozdic

Collocations

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ADJ.

known, left, living

She left Bristol in 2015 to study at university in London.

VERB + BRISTOL

am, pushed, singles

I pushed Bristol out of my mind and focused on the task at hand.

PREP.

from, in, into, since

I've lived in Bristol since 2015 and I really love the vibrant atmosphere of the city.

Definitions

name

1

A city, ceremonial county, and unitary authority in southwest England bordering Gloucestershire, Somerset and The River Severn.

2

Several places in Canada:

3

Several places in Canada:

4

Several places in Canada:

5

A populated place in Limón Province, Costa Rica.

noun

1

Synonym of Bristol board (“kind of heavy paper”).

2

A shot that moves a whole pile of winks rather than just one.

In the Cambridge-improved version of tiddlywinks, potting isn't everything. […] Most of the matches I watched during the tournament were defensive struggles like this one, games that came down to squops, gromps and Bristols.

noun

1

A woman's breast

Finally the dancer whipped her bikini top off and her bristols fell out. They looked like a pair of slatelayers' nailbags.

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In the Cambridge-improved version of tiddlywinks, potting isn't everything. […] Most of the matches I watched during the tournament were defensive struggles like this one, games that came down to squo

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Finally the dancer whipped her bikini top off and her bristols fell out. They looked like a pair of slatelayers' nailbags.

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03

I am actually Welsh but I am living in Bristol.

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04

Two singles to Bristol, please.

Tatoeba · #9460873

05

"I'm Bristol born and bred." "City or Rovers?" "City. City all the way."

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In 2020, protesters tore down the statue of Edward Colston and pushed it into Bristol Harbour.

Tatoeba · #10055243

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, bristol is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.