word-vault/dist/data/cards/fu/fur.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "fur",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the soft thick mass of hair that grows on the body of some animals",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The cat carefully licked its fur."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She stroked the soft fur on the dog's back."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Animals"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["thick", "matted", "silky"],
                "verb + fur": ["be wrapped in", "wear", "be lined with"],
                "fur + noun": ["industry", "trade", "trader"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​your fur", "of fur"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the skin of an animal with the fur still on it, used especially for making clothes",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **fur coat**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the fur trade"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a fur farm *(= where animals are bred and killed for their fur)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "fur-lined gloves"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The animal is hunted for its fur."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many models refuse to wear fur on the runway."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The coat was orange with a fur trim."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a cloak lined with fur"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a collar of fur"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["thick", "matted", "silky"],
                "verb + fur": ["be wrapped in", "wear", "be lined with"],
                "fur + noun": ["industry", "trade", "trader"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​your fur", "of fur"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "an artificial material that looks and feels like fur",
            "examples": [],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["thick", "matted", "silky"],
                "verb + fur": ["be wrapped in", "wear", "be lined with"],
                "fur + noun": ["industry", "trade", "trader"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​your fur", "of fur"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a piece of clothing, especially a coat or jacket, made of real or artificial fur",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "elegant ladies in furs"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was wearing her fur."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["thick", "matted", "silky"],
                "verb + fur": ["be wrapped in", "wear", "be lined with"],
                "fur + noun": ["industry", "trade", "trader"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​your fur", "of fur"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a hard grey-white substance that is sometimes left inside water pipes and containers for heating water",
            "labels": "(British English)British and North American English",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a grey-white layer that forms on a person’s tongue, especially when they are ill",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/fɜː(r)/",
                "audio": "fu/fur/fur__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/fɜːr/",
                "audio": "fu/fur/fur__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (as a verb): from Old French forrer ‘to line, sheathe’, from forre ‘sheath’, of Germanic origin."
}