word-vault/dist/data/cards/wh/white.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "white",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "having the colour of fresh snow or of milk",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a crisp **white shirt**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a white dress"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a plant with beautiful white flowers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The suspect was seen driving a white van."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a spacious room with white walls and large windows"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a set of perfect white teeth"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His **hair** was as **white** as snow."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The horse was almost **pure white** in colour."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Colours and Shapes"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["dead", "pure", "bright"],
                "phrases": ["as white as a ghost", "as white as snow"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "belonging to or connected with a group of people who have pale skin, especially people who come from or whose ancestors came from Europe",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "white middle-class families"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She writes about her experiences as a black girl in a **predominantly white** city."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He grew up in a **mostly white** neighbourhood."
                },
                {
                    "text": "middle-aged **white men** in suits"
                },
                {
                    "text": "policies intended to appeal to **white** working-class **voters**"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["People in society"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "pale because of emotion or illness",
            "sensetop": "white with something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "white with shock",
                    "contextForm": "white with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Zack's face turned white and his jaw dropped."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She went white as a sheet when she heard the news."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He looked red-eyed and white-faced, slightly fearful and anxious."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "go"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "very", "rather"],
                "preposition": ["with"],
                "phrases": ["as white as a sheet"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "with milk added",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Two white coffees, please."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you take your coffee black or white?"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/waɪt/",
                "audio": "wh/white/white_1_gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/waɪt/",
                "audio": "wh/white/white__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Old English hwīt, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wit and German weiss, also to wheat."
}