{
    "term": "painting",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "image": "data/images/ho/hobbies_creative.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a picture that has been painted",
            "sensetop": "painting of somebody/somethingpainting by somebody",
            "labels": "(US English)(US English)(US English)(especially British English)(North American English usually)(British English)(North American English)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a watercolour/an acrylic painting"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Canaletto's paintings of Venice",
                    "contextForm": "painting of somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an exhibition of paintings by American artists",
                    "contextForm": "painting by somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has also done **abstract paintings** and made experimental films."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Kahlo's paintings often depict her suffering."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Degas did several paintings of ballet dancers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was commissioned to paint four large paintings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by local artists"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her early paintings were light, expressive compositions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The classroom walls are covered with children's paintings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His most famous paintings hang in the Louvre."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Paintings by contemporary Aboriginal artists are displayed in the gallery."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Vanderlyn's painting represents Ariadne abandoned on the island of Naxos."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Rauch's paintings evoke memories of a bygone era."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The design is based on an original painting by Matisse."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The woman in the painting is the artist's mistress."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a fine painting in oils"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The photograph looks almost like an Impressionist painting."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A Dutch landscape painting hung on the wall."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In 1912 Marc saw an exhibition of Futurist paintings in Berlin."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He commissioned history paintings from the leading painters of the day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The little chapel is decorated with medieval wall paintings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He began preparations for a large mural painting of the Battle of Anghiari."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The house is full of paintings and sculpture."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Recently, she sold two paintings."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Art"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["beautiful", "fine", "good"],
                "… of paintings": ["series", "collection", "exhibition"],
                "verb + painting": ["create", "do", "execute"],
                "painting + verb": [
                    "depict somebody/​something",
                    "feature somebody/​something",
                    "portray somebody/​something"
                ],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the painting", "painting by", "painting in"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the act or art of using paint to produce pictures",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her hobbies include music and painting."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the great British tradition of **landscape painting**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**abstract/figurative painting**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was appointed to teach painting and drawing at the Glasgow School of Art."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He studied traditional Japanese painting at the Kano school."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He went to Europe to study painting."
                },
                {
                    "text": "When she retired she took up painting."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They dreamed of creating a uniquely Canadian type of landscape painting."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the development of 20th century abstract painting"
                },
                {
                    "text": "In the 1970s he returned to figurative painting."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He gave up a career in law for portrait painting."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She discussed the relationship between painting and photography."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tobey developed a distinctive style of painting that he called 'white writing'."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is no recognizable Amsterdam school of painting."
                },
                {
                    "text": "18th-century treatises on the art of painting"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His work became wholly abstract and he changed his painting technique."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Throughout her life, she maintained a painting style of light figures against a dark background."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Hobbies", "Art"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["acrylic", "oil", "watercolour/​watercolor"],
                "verb + painting": ["do", "take up", "study"],
                "painting + noun": ["style", "technique"],
                "phrases": ["painting and decorating"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the act of putting paint onto the surface of objects, walls, etc.",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "painting and decorating"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We can do the painting ourselves."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's finished the painting, and the house looks amazing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Find all your building, painting, carpentry, and plumbing needs on our website."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Frequent painting of infested areas will kill the beetles and prevent further damage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I hate painting so we hired painters."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We can help with weeding, fence painting, and hedge trimming."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She does interior painting and minor household repairs."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["acrylic", "oil", "watercolour/​watercolor"],
                "verb + painting": ["do", "take up", "study"],
                "painting + noun": ["style", "technique"],
                "phrases": ["painting and decorating"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpeɪntɪŋ/",
                "audio": "pa/painting/painting__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpeɪntɪŋ/",
                "audio": "pa/painting/painting__us_3.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}