bulky item

collocation in English

meaningsofbulkyanditem

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bulky
adjective
uk
/ˈbʌl.ki/us
/ˈbʌl.ki/
A bulky object takes up a lot of space, or is difficult to move ...
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item
noun[C]
uk
/ˈaɪ.təm/us
/ˈaɪ.t̬əm/
something that is part of a list or group ...
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(Definition ofbulkyanditemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In that situation one just wants onebulkyitemthat will satisfy one's hunger.
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These are bulky items that need to be transported from the mainland.
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No assessment has been made of the environmental benefits of a free service for the collection of bulky items of waste from individual householders.
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We have not carried out a cost-benefit analysis on changes in the collection of bulky items of waste from individual households.
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One of the areas to be covered is the free collection of bulky items.
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I wonder what those bulky items are that are so coyly described.
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Equipment, warlike stores, machinery of all sorts have been provided and huge numbers of more prosaic but bulky items, such as socks, underclothing and blankets.
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The service is deteriorating in the sense that people can no longer collect bulky items from the local sub-post office.
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One might suggest that for very large and bulky items the maximum is doubled, trebled or quadrupled, particularly in the case of later offences.
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Indeed, other businesses have asked how they can survive when they will no longer have easy access to a post office where they can easily deposit bulky items.
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The aircraft is made from mixed metal and composites and features extra large doors for loading bulky items.
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It is used to carry bulky items such as luggage, bicycles, canoes, kayaks, skis, or various carriers and containers.
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It is also provided with a cargo loading door in the fuselage side to facilitate loading bulky items.
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This was especially useful for bulky items that required delivery to areas not immediately served by a railway.
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The entire nose could swing open to starboard for loading bulky items.
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