ADJ
- large, small
- basic, fundamental
- The family is the basic unit of society
- discrete, individual, single
VERB + UNIT
- break sth down into, divide sth into
- Large departments were broken down into smaller units
ADJ
- basic, standard
- monetary
- lexical, linguistic
PREP
- ~ of
- a unit of currency a unit of length fifty units of electricity
PHRASES
- per unit
- Electricity is ten pence per unit
ADJ
- cohesive
- The new manager changed a talented collection of individuals into a cohesive unit
- baby, casualty, emergency, intensive care, maternity, psychiatric, surgical, etc.
- She works in the maternity unit at the local hospital
- army, enemy, military
- intelligence
- policy
- research
- family, social
- the role of the family unit in the community
VERB + UNIT
- be attached to
- The cancer research unit is attached to the local university
ADJ
- cooking, kitchen, sink, storage
- air-conditioning, control, power, processing, shower
- the central processing unit in a computer
VERB + UNIT
- install
- We're having new kitchen units installed