Collocations for structure - noun
ADJECTIVE
basic,
simple
complex, elaborate
coherent, logical
rigid, stable
flimsy
The flimsy structure of the vehicle could not withstand even mild impacts.
complex, elaborate
coherent, logical
rigid, stable
flimsy
The flimsy structure of the vehicle could not withstand even mild impacts.
formal
internal, underlying
overall
The overall structure of the book is divided into three components.
internal, underlying
overall
The overall structure of the book is divided into three components.
solid,
three-dimensional
concrete, steel, wooden, etc.
anatomical, body, bone, skeletal, skeleton
atomic, cell, cellular, chemical, genetic, molecular
grammatical, language, linguistic, sentence, syntactic
narrative
administrative, bureaucratic, command, committee, control, corporate, governance, hierarchical, institutional, management, organizational, power, etc.
the US military command structure
concrete, steel, wooden, etc.
anatomical, body, bone, skeletal, skeleton
atomic, cell, cellular, chemical, genetic, molecular
grammatical, language, linguistic, sentence, syntactic
narrative
administrative, bureaucratic, command, committee, control, corporate, governance, hierarchical, institutional, management, organizational, power, etc.
the US military command structure
economic,
financial,
political,
social,
etc.
the social structure of the town
the social structure of the town
democratic,
federal,
etc.
class
family, household
traditional
policies that undermine the traditional family structure
class
family, household
traditional
policies that undermine the traditional family structure
pay,
price,
salary,
tax,
wage
career
career
VERB + structure
have
lack
The job lacked a basic career structure.
lack
The job lacked a basic career structure.
need
be based on
build, create, develop, devise, establish
to devise a new management structure
be based on
build, create, develop, devise, establish
to devise a new management structure
form
The cells are stacked up to form a honeycomb structure.
The cells are stacked up to form a honeycomb structure.
impose
alter, change
alter, change
PREPOSITION
of a … structure
The cell walls of plants are of a rigid structure.
The cell walls of plants are of a rigid structure.
in a/the structure
There are weaknesses in the structure of the organization.
There are weaknesses in the structure of the organization.
PHRASES
a change in the structure,
a change to the structure
significant changes in the power structure
significant changes in the power structure
a lack of structure
The novel suffers from a lack of structure.
The novel suffers from a lack of structure.