{
    "term": "castle",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "image": "data/images/bu/buildings.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a large strong building with thick, high walls and towers, built in the past by kings or queens, or other important people, to defend themselves against attack",
            "sensetop": "in/at the castle",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a medieval castle"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Windsor Castle"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were invited to a banquet in the castle.",
                    "contextForm": "in/at the castle"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They sought safety within the castle walls."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Edinburgh Castle was loyally held in the queen's name."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The castle overlooks the town."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The castle perches on a high rock."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The castle was held by an opposing faction."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They had to approach the castle through thick swamps."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The intruder was arrested in the grounds of Windsor Castle."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The ruins of an ancient castle stand to the west of the town."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["History", "Buildings"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["grand", "great", "magnificent"],
                "verb + castle": ["build", "fortify", "attack"],
                "castle + verb": ["perch", "stand", "overlook something"],
                "castle + noun": ["gate", "grounds", "keep"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the castle"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "any of the four pieces placed in the corner squares of the board at the start of the game, usually made to look like a castle",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Games and toys"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "(to have) plans or dreams that are not likely to happen or come true",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "As a child he would wander round the boatyards, building castles in the air about owning a boat one day."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person’s home is a place where they can be private and safe and do as they like",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɑːsl/",
                "audio": "ca/castle/castle__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkæsl/",
                "audio": "ca/castle/castle__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Old English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French castel, from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum ‘fort’."
}