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{
"term": "poisonous",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "causing death or illness if swallowed or taken into the body",
"sensetop": "poisonous to somebody/something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "poisonous chemicals/fumes/plants"
},
{
"text": "a poisonous substance"
},
{
"text": "This gas is highly poisonous."
},
{
"text": "The leaves of certain trees are poisonous to cattle.",
"contextForm": "poisonous to somebody/something"
}
],
"synonyms": "toxic",
"topics": ["The environment"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "become"],
"adverb": ["deadly", "extremely", "highly"],
"preposition": ["to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "producing a poison that can cause death or illness if the animal or insect bites you",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "poisonous snakes"
},
{
"text": "a tiny spider with a poisonous bite"
}
],
"synonyms": "venomous",
"topics": ["Animals", "Insects, worms, etc."],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "become"],
"adverb": ["deadly", "extremely", "highly"],
"preposition": ["to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "extremely unpleasant or unfriendly",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a poisonous person"
},
{
"text": "the poisonous atmosphere in the office"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈpɔɪzənəs/",
"audio": "po/poisonous/poisonous__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈpɔɪzənəs/",
"audio": "po/poisonous/poisonous__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}