{
    "term": "diamond",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "image": "data/images/ca/cards.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a clear precious stone of pure carbon, the hardest substance known. Diamonds are used in jewellery and also in industry, especially for cutting glass.",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **diamond ring/necklace**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was wearing her diamonds *(= jewellery with diamonds in it)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a six-carat diamond"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a diamond mine"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The lights shone like diamonds."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was dripping with diamonds."
                },
                {
                    "text": "earrings encrusted with diamonds"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a ring with a diamond in it"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["flawless", "perfect", "real"],
                "verb + diamond": ["cut", "polish", "set"],
                "diamond + verb": ["glitter", "sparkle"],
                "diamond + noun": ["mine", "industry", "trade"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a shape with four straight sides of equal length and with angles that are not right angles",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a sweater with a diamond pattern"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The eight vehicles assumed a diamond formation."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Colours and Shapes"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "one of the four suits (= sets) in a pack of cards. The cards are marked with red diamond shapes.",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the ten of diamonds"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Diamonds are/is trumps."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Games and toys"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "one card from the suit called diamonds",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You must play a diamond if you have one."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "the space inside the lines that connect the four bases; also used to mean the whole baseball field",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdaɪmənd/",
                "audio": "di/diamond/diamond__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdaɪmənd/",
                "audio": "di/diamond/diamond__us_4.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French diamant, from medieval Latin diamas, diamant-, variant of Latin adamans from Greek adamas, adamant-, ‘untameable, invincible’ (later used to denote the hardest metal or stone, hence diamond), from a- ‘not’ + daman ‘to tame’."
}