word-vault/dist/data/cards/bi/bicycle.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "bicycle",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "image": "data/images/ve/vehicles_cycles.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a road vehicle with two wheels that you ride by pushing the pedals with your feet",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He got on his bicycle and rode off."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We went for a **bicycle ride** on Sunday."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She spent the day **riding her bicycle** around the lake."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a bicycle helmet/wheel"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Did you come by bicycle?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I dismounted and began to push my bicycle up the hill."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She came off her bicycle when it skidded on some wet leaves."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She pedalled her bicycle up the track."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by car or lorry", "Sports: other sports"],
            "collocations": {
                "verb + bicycle": ["ride", "get on", "mount"],
                "bicycle + noun": ["ride", "rider", "chain"],
                "preposition": ["by bicycle", "on a/​the bicycle"],
                "phrases": [
                    "lean a bicycle against something",
                    "prop a bicycle against something"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbaɪsɪkl/",
                "audio": "bi/bicycle/bicycle__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbaɪsɪkl/",
                "audio": "bi/bicycle/bicycle__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 19th cent.: from bi- ‘two’ + Greek kuklos ‘wheel’."
}