word-vault/dist/data/cards/wa/washing.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "washing",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the act of cleaning something using water and usually soap",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a gentle shampoo for frequent washing"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I **do the washing** *(= wash the clothes)* in our house."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I have some washing to do today."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I have quite a bit of hand washing to do."
                },
                {
                    "text": "After a thorough washing, I cut up the stalks and florets."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Houses and homes"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["frequent", "repeated", "good"],
                "verb + washing": ["do"],
                "washing + noun": ["powder"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "clothes, sheets, etc. that are waiting to be washed, being washed or have just been washed",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a pile of dirty washing"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I put on a load on washing and made dinner."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Would you hang the washing out *(= hang it outside to dry)*?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A line of washing fluttered in the breeze."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can you hang the washing out?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Have you got any pegs so I can hang the washing out?"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["dirty"],
                "… of washing": ["line", "pile"],
                "verb + washing": ["hang out", "put out"],
                "washing + noun": ["line"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈwɒʃɪŋ/",
                "audio": "wa/washing/washing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈwɑːʃɪŋ/",
                "audio": "wa/washing/washing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}