word-vault/dist/data/cards/bu/bunch.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "bunch",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "image": "data/images/fr/fruit_misc.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a number of things of the same type which are growing or fastened together",
            "sensetop": "bunch (of something)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a bunch of bananas/grapes"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a bunch of keys"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She picked me a **bunch of flowers**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She put all the flowers together in one big bunch."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Plants and trees"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "huge", "large"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the bunch", "bunch of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a large amount of something; a large number of things or people",
            "sensetop": "a bunch (of something)",
            "labels": "(informal, especially North American English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I have **a whole bunch of** stuff to do this morning."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a group of people",
            "sensetop": "bunch of somebody",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The people that I work with are a great bunch."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They're a great bunch of people/guys/kids.",
                    "contextForm": "bunch of somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are a bunch of amateurs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's been hanging out with a bunch of yobs and hooligans."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The members were a genuinely friendly and open bunch."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They're a lovely bunch of youngsters."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a bunch of idiots/​morons/​jerks/​losers"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["diverse", "eclectic", "mixed"],
                "preposition": ["bunch of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "long hair that is divided in two and tied at each side of the head",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She wore her hair in bunches."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Appearance"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person or thing that is a little better than the rest of a group, although none are very good",
            "labels": "(especially British English, informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the best out of a group of people or things",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to become angry, confused or upset",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bʌntʃ/",
                "audio": "bu/bunch/bunch__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bʌntʃ/",
                "audio": "bu/bunch/bunch__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: of unknown origin."
}