word-vault/dist/data/cards/sa/sandwich.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "sandwich",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "two slices of bread, often spread with butter, with a layer of meat, cheese, etc. between them",
            "labels": "also British English, informal",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a ham/tuna/egg sandwich"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a grilled cheese sandwich"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a toasted sandwich"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **sandwich bar** *(= a place that sells sandwiches)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm going to grab a sandwich *(= buy one quickly)* and sit in the park."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We ate turkey sandwiches and wild blueberries."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He made two rounds of tuna sandwiches."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What would you like in your sandwich?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a peanut butter and jelly sandwich"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I nipped out earlier to buy a sandwich for lunch."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Food"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["cheese", "ham", "peanut butter"],
                "… of sandwiches": ["plate", "round"],
                "verb + sandwich": ["make", "order", "eat"],
                "sandwich + noun": ["filling", "bag", "box"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the sandwich"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a sponge cake consisting of two layers with jam and/or cream between them",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a chocolate sponge sandwich"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a sandwich tin *(= for baking such a cake in)*"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsænwɪtʃ//ˈsænwɪdʒ/",
                "audio": "sa/sandwich/sandwich__gb_8.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsænwɪtʃ//ˈsænwɪdʒ/",
                "audio": "sa/sandwich/sandwich__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 18th cent.: named after the 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718–92), an English nobleman said to have eaten food in this form so as not to leave the gaming table."
}