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A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

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{ "term": "bin", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a container that you put waste in", "labels": "(especially British English)", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a **rubbish bin**" }, { "text": "Grey bins will be emptied weekly." }, { "text": "Many councils now have fortnightly bin collections." }, { "text": "Put the bottles in the recycling bin." }, { "text": "She threw the letter in the waste-paper bin." } ], "topics": ["Houses and homes"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["litter", "rubbish", "waste"], "verb + bin": [ "put something in", "chuck something in/​into", "throw something in/​into" ], "bin + noun": ["bag", "liner", "man"], "preposition": ["in a/​the bin"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a large container, usually with a lid (= cover), for storing things in", "examples": [ { "text": "a bread bin" }, { "text": "All their toys are kept in plastic storage bins under the bed." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["litter", "rubbish", "waste"], "verb + bin": [ "put something in", "chuck something in/​into", "throw something in/​into" ], "bin + noun": ["bag", "liner", "man"], "preposition": ["in a/​the bin"] } } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/bɪn/", "audio": "bi/bin/bin__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/bɪn/", "audio": "bi/bin/bin__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English bin(n), binne, of Celtic origin; related to Welsh ben ‘cart’. The original meaning was ‘container’ in a general sense; also specifically ‘a container for animal food in a stable’ and ‘container for grain, bread, or other foodstuffs’. The sense ‘container for rubbish’ dates from the mid 19th cent." }