word-vault/dist/data/cards/sk/skiing.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "skiing",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "image": "data/images/sp/sports_winter.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the sport or activity of moving over snow on skis",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He also enjoys skiing and mountain biking."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **go skiing**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "downhill skiing"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a skiing holiday/vacation/trip"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a skiing instructor/lesson"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a skiing accident"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Skiing in the Alps is very tough as it is very cold."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He taught us how to improve our skiing technique."
                },
                {
                    "text": "their first ever medal in an alpine skiing event"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The United States has plenty of good skiing."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Sports: other sports"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["alpine", "downhill", "backcountry"],
                "verb + skiing": ["go", "have"],
                "skiing + noun": ["accident", "holiday", "trip"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈskiːɪŋ/",
                "audio": "sk/skiing/skiing__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈskiːɪŋ/",
                "audio": "sk/skiing/skiing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}