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{
"term": "crown",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"image": "data/images/bo/body_face.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "an object in the shape of a circle, usually made of gold and precious stones, that a king or queen wears on his or her head on official occasions",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The crown was placed upon the new monarch's head."
},
{
"text": "the emperor's jewel-encrusted crown"
}
],
"topics": ["History", "Clothes and Fashion"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["gold"],
"verb + crown": ["wear", "place", "put on"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the government of a country, thought of as being represented by a king or queen",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "land owned by the Crown"
},
{
"text": "a Minister of the Crown"
},
{
"text": "Who's appearing for the Crown *(= bringing a criminal charge against somebody on behalf of the state)* in this case?"
},
{
"text": "a piece of Crown land"
}
],
"topics": ["Politics"],
"collocations": {
"verb + crown": ["serve"],
"crown + noun": ["Crown Court", "jewels", "colony"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the position or power of a king or queen",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She refused the crown *(= refused to become queen)*."
},
{
"text": "his claim to the French crown"
},
{
"text": "He succeeded to the crown of Spain."
},
{
"text": "In 1553 the crown passed from Edward VI to Mary."
},
{
"text": "In 1688 the crown was offered to William and Mary."
}
],
"topics": ["Politics"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["imperial", "royal"],
"verb + the crown": ["offer somebody", "accept", "refuse"],
"the crown + verb": ["pass"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a circle of flowers, leaves, etc. that is worn on somebody’s head, sometimes as a sign of victory",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "the position of winning a sports competition",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She is determined to retain her Wimbledon crown."
},
{
"text": "He lost his world crown to the Korean champion."
},
{
"text": "He won the final race of the season to clinch the world crown."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["heavyweight", "Olympic", "world"],
"verb + crown": ["capture", "claim", "take"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "the top part of the head or a hat",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "There were raindrops on his bald crown."
},
{
"text": "She swept her hair into a bun on the crown of her head."
}
],
"topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "the highest part of something",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the crown of a hill"
},
{
"text": "from the crown of the final bend"
}
],
"topics": ["Geography"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 8,
"definition": "the part of a plant just above and below the ground",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Roses bloom on shoots that sprout from the crown of the mother plant."
}
],
"topics": ["Plants and trees"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 9,
"definition": "the top of a tree or other plant",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Nests were built high in the crowns of trees."
}
],
"topics": ["Plants and trees"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 10,
"definition": "an artificial cover for a damaged tooth",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [],
"synonyms": "cap (6)",
"topics": ["Body"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 11,
"definition": "the part of the tooth that is above the gum",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Body"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 12,
"definition": "anything in the shape of a crown, especially as a decoration or a badge",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 13,
"definition": "a unit of money in several European countries",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Czech crowns"
}
],
"topics": ["Money"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 14,
"definition": "an old British coin worth five shillings (= now 25p)",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Money"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "the most attractive or valuable part of something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The Knightsbridge branch is the jewel in the crown of a 500-strong chain of stores."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/kraʊn/",
"audio": "cr/crown/crown__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/kraʊn/",
"audio": "cr/crown/crown__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French corune (noun), coruner (verb), Old French corone (noun), coroner (verb), from Latin corona ‘wreath, chaplet’."
}