{
    "term": "king",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "image": "data/images/ga/games.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the male ruler of an independent state that has a royal family",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the kings and queens of England"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the French king"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **be crowned king**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "King George V"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He died bravely, serving his king."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was crowned king at the age of fifteen."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The kings of Sicily also ruled over the southern part of Italy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the King of Spain"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Charles remained a close ally to the French king throughout his reign."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His daughter, Anne, married King Richard III."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["History", "People in society", "Politics"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["rightful", "anointed", "crowned"],
                "verb + king": ["become", "anoint somebody", "crown (somebody)"],
                "king + verb": [
                    "reign",
                    "rule (somebody/​something)",
                    "rule over somebody/​something"
                ],
                "preposition": ["under a/​the king", "king of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person, an animal or a thing that is thought to be the best or most important of a particular type",
            "sensetop": "king (of something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the king of comedy"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The lion is the king of the jungle."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is the undisputed king of talk shows."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the uncrowned king of hip-hop"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["rightful", "anointed", "crowned"],
                "verb + king": ["become", "anoint somebody", "crown (somebody)"],
                "king + verb": [
                    "reign",
                    "rule (somebody/​something)",
                    "rule over somebody/​something"
                ],
                "preposition": ["under a/​the king", "king of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "used in compounds with the names of animals or plants to describe a very large type of the thing mentioned",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a king penguin"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "the most important piece used in the game of chess, that can move one square in any direction",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Games and toys"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a playing card with the picture of a king on it",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Games and toys"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a very large amount of money",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the person considered to be the best, most famous or successful in a particular place or area of activity",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ki/king/king__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ki/king/king__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English cyning, cyng, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koning and German König, also to kin."
}