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

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "supper",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the last meal of the day, either a main meal, usually smaller and less formal than dinner, or a snack eaten before you go to bed",
            "labels": "British EnglishBritish English",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'll do my homework after supper."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What's for supper?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We'll have an early supper tonight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They invited me over for a bit of supper."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Let's talk about it over supper."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It can also be eaten as a supper dish with a salad."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Nell cleared the supper table."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was always a harvest supper for the farm workers after the hay and wheat had been cut."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There'll be a potluck supper Sunday night at the church."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Cooking and eating"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["light", "cold", "hot"],
                "supper + noun": ["dish", "table"],
                "phrases": ["a bit of supper"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsʌpə(r)/",
                "audio": "su/supper/supper__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsʌpər/",
                "audio": "su/supper/supper__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French super ‘to sup’ (used as a noun), of Germanic origin."
}