word-vault/dist/data/cards/ju/jumper.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "jumper",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "image": "data/images/cl/clothes_sweaters.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a piece of clothing for the upper part of the body, made of wool or cotton, with long sleeves (= arms) and no buttons",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a woolly jumper"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "sweater",
            "topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["baggy", "loose", "sloppy"],
                "verb + jumper": ["pull on", "knit", "make"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a loose dress without sleeves (= arms), usually worn over a blouse or sweater",
            "labels": "(North American English)(especially in British English)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a person, an animal or an insect that jumps",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He's a good jumper."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdʒʌmpə(r)/",
                "audio": "ju/jumper/jumper__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdʒʌmpər/",
                "audio": "ju/jumper/jumper__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "senses 1 to 2 mid 19th cent. (originally meaning a loose jacket worn by sailors): probably from dialect jump ‘short coat’, perhaps from Scots jupe ‘a man's ’(later also a woman's) ‘loose jacket or tunic’, via Old French from Arabic jubba. Compare with jibba."
}