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{
"term": "painting",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"image": "data/images/ho/hobbies_creative.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a picture that has been painted",
"sensetop": "painting of somebody/somethingpainting by somebody",
"labels": "(US English)(US English)(US English)(especially British English)(North American English usually)(British English)(North American English)",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a watercolour/an acrylic painting"
},
{
"text": "Canaletto's paintings of Venice",
"contextForm": "painting of somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "an exhibition of paintings by American artists",
"contextForm": "painting by somebody"
},
{
"text": "She has also done **abstract paintings** and made experimental films."
},
{
"text": "Kahlo's paintings often depict her suffering."
},
{
"text": "Degas did several paintings of ballet dancers."
},
{
"text": "He was commissioned to paint four large paintings."
},
{
"text": "an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by local artists"
},
{
"text": "Her early paintings were light, expressive compositions."
},
{
"text": "The classroom walls are covered with children's paintings."
},
{
"text": "His most famous paintings hang in the Louvre."
},
{
"text": "Paintings by contemporary Aboriginal artists are displayed in the gallery."
},
{
"text": "Vanderlyn's painting represents Ariadne abandoned on the island of Naxos."
},
{
"text": "Rauch's paintings evoke memories of a bygone era."
},
{
"text": "The design is based on an original painting by Matisse."
},
{
"text": "The woman in the painting is the artist's mistress."
},
{
"text": "a fine painting in oils"
},
{
"text": "The photograph looks almost like an Impressionist painting."
},
{
"text": "A Dutch landscape painting hung on the wall."
},
{
"text": "In 1912 Marc saw an exhibition of Futurist paintings in Berlin."
},
{
"text": "He commissioned history paintings from the leading painters of the day."
},
{
"text": "The little chapel is decorated with medieval wall paintings."
},
{
"text": "He began preparations for a large mural painting of the Battle of Anghiari."
},
{
"text": "The house is full of paintings and sculpture."
},
{
"text": "Recently, she sold two paintings."
}
],
"topics": ["Art"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["beautiful", "fine", "good"],
"… of paintings": ["series", "collection", "exhibition"],
"verb + painting": ["create", "do", "execute"],
"painting + verb": [
"depict somebody/something",
"feature somebody/something",
"portray somebody/something"
],
"preposition": ["in a/the painting", "painting by", "painting in"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the act or art of using paint to produce pictures",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Her hobbies include music and painting."
},
{
"text": "the great British tradition of **landscape painting**"
},
{
"text": "**abstract/figurative painting**"
},
{
"text": "He was appointed to teach painting and drawing at the Glasgow School of Art."
},
{
"text": "He studied traditional Japanese painting at the Kano school."
},
{
"text": "He went to Europe to study painting."
},
{
"text": "When she retired she took up painting."
},
{
"text": "They dreamed of creating a uniquely Canadian type of landscape painting."
},
{
"text": "the development of 20th century abstract painting"
},
{
"text": "In the 1970s he returned to figurative painting."
},
{
"text": "He gave up a career in law for portrait painting."
},
{
"text": "She discussed the relationship between painting and photography."
},
{
"text": "Tobey developed a distinctive style of painting that he called 'white writing'."
},
{
"text": "There is no recognizable Amsterdam school of painting."
},
{
"text": "18th-century treatises on the art of painting"
},
{
"text": "His work became wholly abstract and he changed his painting technique."
},
{
"text": "Throughout her life, she maintained a painting style of light figures against a dark background."
}
],
"topics": ["Hobbies", "Art"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["acrylic", "oil", "watercolour/watercolor"],
"verb + painting": ["do", "take up", "study"],
"painting + noun": ["style", "technique"],
"phrases": ["painting and decorating"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the act of putting paint onto the surface of objects, walls, etc.",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "painting and decorating"
},
{
"text": "We can do the painting ourselves."
},
{
"text": "He's finished the painting, and the house looks amazing."
},
{
"text": "Find all your building, painting, carpentry, and plumbing needs on our website."
},
{
"text": "Frequent painting of infested areas will kill the beetles and prevent further damage."
},
{
"text": "I hate painting so we hired painters."
},
{
"text": "We can help with weeding, fence painting, and hedge trimming."
},
{
"text": "She does interior painting and minor household repairs."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["acrylic", "oil", "watercolour/watercolor"],
"verb + painting": ["do", "take up", "study"],
"painting + noun": ["style", "technique"],
"phrases": ["painting and decorating"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈpeɪntɪŋ/",
"audio": "pa/painting/painting__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈpeɪntɪŋ/",
"audio": "pa/painting/painting__us_3.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}