ADJ
- big, extensive, huge, large, major, substantial, vast
- small
- growing
- complete, comprehensive
- core, permanent
- The permanent collection is displayed on the first floor, whilst the ground floor houses temporary exhibitions
- reserve
- The museum has a large reserve collection in storage, which members of the public rarely get to see
- amazing, extraordinary, fascinating, fine, good, great, important, impressive, interesting, magnificent, outstanding, remarkable, rich, stunning, superb, unique, useful, valuable
- bizarre, disparate, diverse, heterogeneous, jumbled, miscellaneous, motley, odd, random, strange, varied
- representative
- to assemble and analyse a representative collection of data
- celebrated, distinguished, famous, prestigious, renowned
- family, personal, private
- the largest private art collection in the world
- public
- international, local, national
- historical
- reference, research
- a research collection available for study by archaeologists
- archive, library, museum
- a historical archive collection of 20,000 documents
- antiques, art, book, CD, coin, manuscript, photographic, picture, plant, record, stamp
VERB + COLLECTION
- boast, have
- The museum boasts a superb collection of medieval weapons
- acquire, amass, assemble, build up, compile, make
- He built up his collection over a period of ten years. She made a collection of Roman coins and medals
- start
- add to
- a new painting to add to their collection
- complete
- She needed only one more stamp to complete her collection
- hold, house
- a new building to house the national collection of arms and armour
- display, exhibit, show
- A glass-fronted cabinet displayed a collection of china figurines
- view, visit, see
- I was allowed to view his family collection of portrait miniatures
- consult, study
- Historians frequently ask to consult the collection
- organize
- She had the task of cataloguing the library and organizing the collection of rare manuscripts
COLLECTION + VERB
- consist of sth, contain sth, include sth
- The collection contains some 500 items
- cover sth
- The collection covers all phases of Picasso's career
- come from …
- date from …
- major collections dating from the 11th to the 19th century
- grow
- The museum's collection is growing all the time
- be available, be/ go on display/show/view
- The collection is to go on public display for the first time next month. The collection is rarely on view to the public
PREP
- ~ of
- a valuable collection of antique porcelain
ADJ
- routine, systematic
- the systematic collection of data
- efficient
- free
- The council offers free collection of waste
- weekly
- data
- debt, rent, revenue, tax
- the need for more efficient tax collection
- refuse, rubbish, waste
VERB + COLLECTION
- await, be ready for
- Your car is awaiting collection at our garage
- arrange, organize
- They will arrange collection of the chairs
COLLECTION + NOUN
- point
- a lack of collection points for waste paper
- service
- a refuse collection service
PREP
- ~ of
- There are some difficulties with the collection of reliable data
PHRASES
- a method of collection
- different methods of data collection
VERB + COLLECTION
- compile, edit, publish
- to publish a collection of scholarly essays
ADJ
- house-to-house, street
- charity, church
VERB + COLLECTION
- have, make, organize, take
- We will have a collection for charity at the end of the concert. A collection will be taken at the end of the service
COLLECTION + NOUN
- box, plate
- the church collection plate
PREP
- ~ for
- a street collection for famine relief
ADJ
- new
- autumn, spring, etc.
- ready-to-wear
VERB + COLLECTION
- show, unveil
- the first designer to unveil his collection for the spring season