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{
"term": "wool",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"image": "data/images/ho/hobbies_crafts.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the soft hair that covers the body of sheep and some other animals",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Sheep were kept for their wool and meat."
}
],
"topics": ["Animals"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["thick", "fine", "soft"],
"… of wool": ["ball", "skein"],
"verb + wool": ["produce", "spin", "card"],
"wool + noun": ["merchant", "trade", "shop"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "long, thick thread made from animal’s wool, used for knitting (= making clothing with wool using two long needles or a machine)",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a ball of wool"
},
{
"text": "I bought knitting wool for a cardigan."
},
{
"text": "She’s knitting a jumper in pure wool."
},
{
"text": "She spun wool by hand to weave into clothing."
}
],
"topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["thick", "fine", "soft"],
"… of wool": ["ball", "skein"],
"verb + wool": ["produce", "spin", "card"],
"wool + noun": ["merchant", "trade", "shop"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "cloth made from animal’s wool, used for making clothes, etc.",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "This scarf is 100% wool."
},
{
"text": "pure new wool"
},
{
"text": "a wool blanket/sweater"
}
],
"topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["thick", "fine", "soft"],
"… of wool": ["ball", "skein"],
"verb + wool": ["produce", "spin", "card"],
"wool + noun": ["merchant", "trade", "shop"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to hide your real actions or intentions from somebody by making them believe something that is not true",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/wʊl/",
"audio": "wo/wool/wool__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/wʊl/",
"audio": "wo/wool/wool__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English wull, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wol and German Wolle, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin lana ‘wool’, vellus ‘fleece’."
}