word-vault/dist/data/cards/ch/cherry.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "cherry",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "image": "data/images/fr/fruit_misc.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a small soft round fruit with shiny red or black skin and a large seed inside",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Food"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["black", "red", "glacé"],
                "… of cherries": ["bunch"],
                "cherry + noun": ["pit", "stone", "pie"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a tree on which cherries grow, or a similar tree, grown for its flowers",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "cherry blossom"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a winter-flowering cherry"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Plants and trees"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the wood of the cherry tree",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a bright red colour",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "an opportunity to do something",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You only get one bite at the cherry in life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were eager for a second bite of the cherry."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtʃeri/",
                "audio": "ch/cherry/cherry__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtʃeriwʊd/",
                "audio": "ch/cherry/cherrywood__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtʃeri/",
                "audio": "ch/cherry/cherry__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtʃeriwʊd/",
                "audio": "ch/cherry/cherrywood__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old Northern French cherise, from medieval Latin ceresia, based on Greek kerasos ‘cherry tree, cherry’. The final -s was lost because cherise was interpreted as plural (compare with pea)."
}