word-vault/dist/data/cards/an/animal.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "animal",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "image": "data/images/ma/mammals.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a creature that is not a bird, a fish, a reptile, an insect or a human",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the animals and birds of South America"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**wild/farm animals**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "domestic animals such as dogs and cats"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the export of live animals for slaughter"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fish oils are less saturated than animal fats."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a small furry animal"
                },
                {
                    "text": "pack animals such as mules"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The animals were fed only on pasture."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Animals"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "any living thing that is not a plant or a human",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This product has not been tested on animals."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The workers were treated like animals."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In court he was banned from keeping animals."
                },
                {
                    "text": "cruelty to animals"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**animal welfare/cruelty**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **animal kingdom**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most cloned animals die at a premature age."
                },
                {
                    "text": "animals bred in captivity"
                },
                {
                    "text": "glass cases of stuffed animals"
                },
                {
                    "text": "protesting against animal experiments"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Animal rights groups are staging a protest against the fur trade this Saturday."
                },
                {
                    "text": "No animals were harmed in the making of this motion picture."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These birds perform a ritual which is unique in the animal kingdom."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "any living creature, including humans",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Humans are the only animals to have developed speech."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a person who behaves in a cruel or unpleasant way, or who is very dirty",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The person who did this is an animal, a brute."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a particular type of person, thing, organization, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's not a political animal."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government that followed the election was a very different animal."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈænɪml/",
                "audio": "an/animal/animal__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈænɪml/",
                "audio": "an/animal/animal__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: the noun from Latin animal, based on Latin animalis ‘having breath’ from anima, ‘breath’; the adjective via Old French from Latin animalis."
}