violet - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • shrink: Maureen, the shrinking violet, commands most of the laughs.
  • include: Bracken beds in sunny locations can develop a simple spring flora ( including violets ) that mimics that found in coppice woodland.

Adjective modifier

  • ultra: Shorter waves are ultra violet; longer waves are infrared.
  • indigo: The colors are ordered in the spectrum in the sequence red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.
  • purple: Its striking blooms are a rich purple violet on the inside, honey brown on the outside, with pronounced violet stripes.
  • pink: Flowers are borne in terminal cymes and may be pink, red, violet, purple, blue or white.
  • pale: Ideal for cut flowers Lady Diana Lots of pale violet blue flowers on long sturdy stems Margot Large cream fragrant flowers.
  • African: In the bathroom: place an African violet on top of the toilet cistern.

Modifies a noun

  • helleborine: The Common also contains the largest colony of violet helleborine in the county.
  • clarifier: UVC eliminates green water The ultra violet clarifier eliminates the algae that causes green water.
  • wand: Finally, Anastasia is firmly attached to the rotating bondage rack, where she is given the violet wand treatment of her life.
  • disinfection: Ultra violet disinfection is currently being installed at Luxulyan sewage treatment works to increase the standard of treatment.
  • ray: Over exposure to ultra violet rays measured by the UV Index causes skin cancer, one of the most common cancers in the UK.
  • radiation: Ultra violet radiation A small part of the radiation from the sun which can cause skin cancer.

Noun used with modifier

  • gentian: Seat customer, mark ear lobes, preferably with gentian violet pen.
  • parma: At full strength the nose is subtle but interesting with vanilla, toffee bonbons, peat smoke and faint parma violets.
  • marsh: Approaching Burnhill Junction, the track passes through a flooded cutting with marsh vegetation, such as the delicate marsh violet.
  • crystal: The crystal violet appeared to stain some food at the beginning of the gut.
  • dog: Early dog violet in the wood, and dog violet in the meadows.
  • water: Water violet which is one of the key species on the Meads has also spread into a new ditch.

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