{
    "term": "lounge",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a room for waiting in at an airport, etc.",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the **departure lounge**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **VIP/business lounge**"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by air"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["airport", "arrivals", "departure"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the lounge"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a public room in a hotel, club, etc. for waiting or relaxing in",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the television lounge"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Holidays"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["cocktail", "coffee", "karaoke"],
                "lounge + noun": ["area", "bar", "room"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the lounge"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a room in a private house for sitting and relaxing in",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [],
            "synonyms": "living room",
            "topics": ["Houses and homes"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["cocktail", "coffee", "karaoke"],
                "lounge + noun": ["area", "bar", "room"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the lounge"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/laʊndʒ/",
                "audio": "lo/lounge/lounge__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/laʊndʒ/",
                "audio": "lo/lounge/lounge__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 16th cent. (in the sense ‘move lazily’): perhaps symbolic of slow movement. Senses 1 to 3 of the noun date from the late 19th cent."
}