word-vault/dist/data/cards/sn/snake.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "snake",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a reptile with a very long thin body and no legs. There are many types of snake, some of which are poisonous.",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a snake coiled up in the grass"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a poisonous/deadly snake"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Venomous snakes spit and hiss when they are cornered."
                },
                {
                    "text": "snake venom"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There has been an increase in snake bite cases."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He writhed and hissed like a snake."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A small green snake slithered across the wet road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had a live snake draped over his shoulders."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He keeps a pet snake that he lavishes with affection."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was bitten by a snake while walking through long grass."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Animals"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["deadly", "poisonous", "venomous"],
                "snake + verb": [
                    "bite somebody/​something",
                    "strike something",
                    "slide"
                ],
                "snake + noun": ["bite", "charmer", "handler"],
                "phrases": ["a snake in the grass"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person who pretends to be your friend but who cannot be trusted",
            "labels": "(disapproving)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I came to realize that he's just a snake in the grass."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sneɪk/",
                "audio": "sn/snake/snake__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sneɪk/",
                "audio": "sn/snake/snake__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English snaca, of Germanic origin."
}