Collocations for cottage - noun
ADJ.
humble, little, small, tiny | charming, lovely, picturesque, pretty | country, rural | lonely | empty, unoccupied | derelict, run-down | half-timbered, thatched, thatch-roofed | detached, terraced | three-bed, three-bedroom, three-bedroomed, three-room, etc. | rented | farm, estate, tied
(= owned by a farmer and rented to one of his/her workers) They lived in a tied cottage on the estate.
(= owned by a farmer and rented to one of his/her workers) They lived in a tied cottage on the estate.
holiday, summer, weekend | retirement | guest
They put us up in a guest cottage next to their house.
They put us up in a guest cottage next to their house.
VERB + COTTAGE
have, own
It was her dream to have a little cottage in the country
It was her dream to have a little cottage in the country
live in, stay in
We stayed in a cottage on a farm.
We stayed in a cottage on a farm.
rent, take
We rented a holiday cottage for a week.
We rented a holiday cottage for a week.
let | buy | sell
COTTAGE + NOUN
home | garden
PREP.
in a/the ~