{
    "term": "lemon",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "image": "data/images/fr/fruit_citrus.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a yellow citrus fruit with juice that has a bitter, sharp taste. Slices of lemon and lemon juice are used in cooking and drinks.",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Add a squeeze of **lemon juice**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Squeeze the juice of half a lemon over the fish."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a glass of sparkling water with ice and lemon"
                },
                {
                    "text": "lemon tea"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a lemon tree"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Garnish the fish with wedges of lemon."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Food"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["fresh"],
                "… of lemon": ["slice", "wedge", "cake"],
                "verb + lemon": ["squeeze", "slice", "garnish something with"],
                "lemon + noun": ["tree", "pip", "seed"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "lemon juice or a drink made from lemon",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a pale yellow colour",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Colours and Shapes"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a thing that cannot be used because it does not work as it should",
            "labels": "(especially North American English, informal)",
            "examples": [],
            "synonyms": "dud"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a stupid person",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "examples": [],
            "synonyms": "idiot"
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈlemən/",
                "audio": "le/lemon/lemon__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈlemən/",
                "audio": "le/lemon/lemon__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: via Old French limon (in modern French denoting a lime) from Arabic līmūn (a collective term for fruits of this kind); compare with lime (the fruit)."
}