Object

• lover: Sitters are fully vetted, mature, responsible animal lovers.

• woodland: At the bottom of the map Reeve's Hill Plantation is now Long Wood as the trees have grown to mature woodland.

• student: Q: What about mature students in their first year or those who live at home?

Infinitive complement

• handle: Now I want to add that Timothy was mature enough to handle this.

Preposition: in

• cellar: Gruyère cheeses are matured in cellars and are regularly turned.

• bottle: As Port wines matured in the bottle a straighter bottle that could rest on its side was developed.

Modifies a noun

• tree: The mature trees will remain, with raised lawns being added beneath these to retain much of the green space.

• entrant: For more mature entrants, training needs are assessed on an individual basis.

• applicant: Q. I am a mature applicant, can I apply to any College?

• woodland: It is bordered at the top by a narrow strip of mature oak woodland.

• student: I am a mature student - how will I be assessed?

• shrub: The garden is secluded and enclosed, mainly lawn with a variety of mature shrubs and a large deck.

Modifying Another Word

• sexually: They become sexually mature at 3 years of age.

• spiritually: Some of its members were spiritually mature, but others were only babes in Christ.

• emotionally: In the future, it will be better for her to get married after the age of 28, when she is emotionally mature.