{
    "term": "soil",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the top layer of the earth in which plants, trees, etc. grow",
            "labels": "(especially North American English)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "instruments for measuring **soil moisture**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**soil erosion**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the study of rocks and soils"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**sandy/fertile soil**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "rich/poor/dry/wet soil"
                },
                {
                    "text": "acid/alkaline soil"
                },
                {
                    "text": "clay soil"
                },
                {
                    "text": "moisture in the soil"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She dug the compost into the soil."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Keep the soil moist and fertilize weekly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Soil samples taken from the site revealed massive amounts of radiation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The clay soils of the region are difficult to work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Rich loamy soils produce the largest leeks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The flowers do well in sandy soil."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Cutting down forest trees can lead to serious soil erosion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In the valley the soil was waterlogged."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Plant the seedlings in damp soil."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Herbs should be planted in warm soil."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Drainage removes excess water from the soil."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You can't grow rice on certain soils."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Farming", "Gardens"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["deep", "shallow", "thin"],
                "verb + soil": ["cultivate", "enrich", "improve"],
                "soil + noun": ["conservation", "degradation", "erosion"],
                "preposition": ["in (the) soil"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a country; an area of land",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It was the first time I had set foot on African soil."
                },
                {
                    "text": "protests over the siting of nuclear weapons on British soil"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was the first Canadian to win **on home/native soil** *(= in Canada)*."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["native", "foreign", "American"],
                "verb + soil": ["set foot on"],
                "preposition": ["on…soil"],
                "phrases": ["on home soil"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sɔɪl/",
                "audio": "so/soil/soil__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sɔɪl/",
                "audio": "so/soil/soil__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "noun late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, perhaps representing Latin solium ‘seat’, by association with solum ‘ground’."
}