{
    "term": "angel",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a spirit who is believed to be a servant of God, and is sent by God to deliver a message or perform a task. Angels are often shown dressed in white, with wings.",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a host of angels"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She looks like an angel."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a singer who has the voice of an angel"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She wore a white costume with big furry angel wings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a book about anti-heroes and fallen angels"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He liked to think of himself as an avenging angel fighting for justice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We lay back in the snow and made snow angels (= a shape made by moving your arms and legs back and forward while lying in snow)."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Religion and festivals"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["guardian", "avenging", "fallen"],
                "… of angels": ["choir", "host"],
                "verb + angel": ["look like"],
                "angel + noun": ["wings"],
                "phrases": ["the face of an angel", "the voice of an angel"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person who is very good and kind; a child who behaves well",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "John **is no angel**, believe me *(= he does not behave well)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Mary’s children are little angels."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I could hardly see Lisa in the role of ministering angel."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["absolute", "little", "perfect"],
                "angel + noun": ["investor"],
                "phrases": ["be an angel", "be no angel"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "used when you are talking to somebody and you are grateful to them",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Thanks Dad, **you're an angel**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Be an angel** and make me a cup of coffee."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["absolute", "little", "perfect"],
                "angel + noun": ["investor"],
                "phrases": ["be an angel", "be no angel"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a person who supports a business by investing money in it, especially somebody who supports a new small business with their own money",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "When will the angels get their money back?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They started the business with the help of $2 million supplied by angel investors."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Business"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "people with little experience try to do the difficult or dangerous things that more experienced people would not consider doing",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈeɪndʒl/",
                "audio": "an/angel/angel__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈeɪndʒl/",
                "audio": "an/angel/angel__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English engel, ultimately via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek angelos ‘messenger’; superseded in Middle English by forms from Old French angele."
}