{
    "term": "container",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "image": "data/images/ve/vehicles_boats_ships_2.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a box, bottle, etc. in which something can be stored or transported",
            "sensetop": "in a containercontainer of somethingcontainer for something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **plastic container**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Food will last longer if kept in an airtight container.",
                    "contextForm": "in a container"
                },
                {
                    "text": "These women carry heavy containers of water over long distances.",
                    "contextForm": "container of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "containers for nuclear materials",
                    "contextForm": "container for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fill the container with water."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Keep the seeds in an airtight container."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Store food in durable containers with lids."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tubes are the ideal container for paint as air is excluded."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a container holding five gallons"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a container of milk"
                },
                {
                    "text": "childproof containers for dangerous substances"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["airtight", "closed", "sealed"],
                "verb + container": ["fill", "store something in"],
                "container + verb": ["contain something", "hold something"],
                "container + noun": ["garden", "plant"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the container", "container for", "container of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a large metal or wooden box of a standard size in which goods are packed so that they can easily be lifted onto a ship, train, etc. to be transported",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **shipping container**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **container ship** *(= one designed to transport such containers)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's a thirty thousand tonne container ship."
                },
                {
                    "text": "containers holding shipments of bananas"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by bus and train", "Transport by water"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["empty", "full", "bulk"],
                "container + verb": ["contain something", "hold something"],
                "container + noun": ["lorry", "ship", "port"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a box or pot made of wood, clay, plastic, etc. for growing plants in",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Planting bulbs in containers is a great alternative if you don't have a garden."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Gardens"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈteɪnə(r)/",
                "audio": "xc/container/xcontainer__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈteɪnər/",
                "audio": "xc/container/xcontainer__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}