Collocations for woman - noun
ADJ.
young | middle-aged | elderly, old, older
The thief tricked his way into an elderly woman''s home. | Older women often have difficulty conceiving.
The thief tricked his way into an elderly woman''s home. | Older women often have difficulty conceiving.
adult, grown
The little girl she remembered was now a grown woman.
The little girl she remembered was now a grown woman.
married | single, unattached, unmarried | widowed | divorced | pregnant | childless | business (also ‘businesswoman’), career, professional, working | non-working | attractive, beautiful, good-looking, handsome, pretty | desirable | well-dressed | plain, ugly | motherly | hysterical | decent, good | evil, wicked | battered
a hostel for battered women
a hostel for battered women
the other
Jean Menckes plays the president''s wife and Fiona Handley plays the other woman (= the one the President is having an affair with).
Jean Menckes plays the president''s wife and Fiona Handley plays the other woman (= the one the President is having an affair with).
VERB + WOMAN
depict, portray, present, show
We want to change the way women are depicted in the media.
We want to change the way women are depicted in the media.
limit, reduce
Women are limited to the more poorly paid jobs. | Women are reduced to merely playing a passive role.
Women are limited to the more poorly paid jobs. | Women are reduced to merely playing a passive role.
PHRASES
the position/role of women
There were important changes in the position of women in society.
There were important changes in the position of women in society.
a woman of the world
He saw her as a woman of the world who could offer him advice.
He saw her as a woman of the world who could offer him advice.
women''s lib/liberation
(becoming old-fashioned) The freedom to wear trousers became a symbol of women''s liberation.
(becoming old-fashioned) The freedom to wear trousers became a symbol of women''s liberation.
the women''s movement, women''s rights