word-vault/dist/data/cards/su/sugar.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "sugar",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a sweet substance, often in the form of white or brown crystals, made from the juices of various plants, used in cooking or to make tea, coffee, etc. sweeter",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Do you **take sugar** *(= have it in your tea, coffee, etc.)*?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Serve the cake warm or cold, sprinkled with sugar."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This juice contains **no added sugar**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a sugar bowl"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a sugar plantation/refinery"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He stirred another **spoonful of sugar **into his tea."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Bring to a boil to dissolve the sugar."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most junk food is high in sugar."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a high sugar intake"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Food"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["raw", "unrefined", "processed"],
                "… of sugar": ["kilo", "pound", "etc."],
                "verb + sugar": ["add", "put in", "put on"],
                "sugar + verb": ["dissolve"],
                "sugar + noun": ["cube", "lump", "bowl"],
                "phrases": [
                    "high sugar content",
                    "low sugar content",
                    "reduced sugar content"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the amount of sugar that a small spoon can hold or that is contained in a small cube, added to tea, coffee, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "How many sugars do you take in coffee?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "any of various sweet substances that are found naturally in plants, fruit, etc.",
            "labels": "(specialist)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "fruit sugars"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fruit juices contain natural sugars."
                },
                {
                    "text": "simple sugars, such as glucose"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fructose is a fruit sugar."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a way of addressing somebody that you like or love",
            "labels": "(informal, especially North American English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "See you later, sugar."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈʃʊɡə(r)/",
                "audio": "su/sugar/sugar__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈʃʊɡər/",
                "audio": "su/sugar/sugar__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French sukere, from Italian zucchero, probably via medieval Latin from Arabic sukkar."
}