word-vault/dist/data/cards/so/sore.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "sore",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "if a part of your body is sore, it is painful, and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to have a sore throat"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His feet were sore after the walk."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My stomach is still sore *(= painful)* after the operation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "When I woke up my head was sore and throbbing."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Health problems"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "upset and angry, especially because you have been treated unfairly",
            "sensetop": "sore (at somebody/about something)",
            "labels": "(especially North American English, informal)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was still sore at me for telling him he couldn't sing."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "annoyed",
            "topics": ["Feelings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in a bad mood; in an angry way",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I should keep out of his way. He’s like a bear with a sore head this morning."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person or thing that you are pleased to see; something that is very pleasant to look at",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a subject that makes you feel angry or upset when it is mentioned",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It's a sore point with Sue's parents that the children have not been baptized yet."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be very easy to notice in an unpleasant way",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The blue building stood out like a sore thumb among the whitewashed villas."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you wear a suit to the party, you’ll stand out like a sore thumb."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sɔː(r)/",
                "audio": "so/sore/sore__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sɔːr/",
                "audio": "so/sore/sore__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English sār (noun and adjective), sāre (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeer ‘sore’ and German sehr ‘very’."
}