{
    "term": "spice",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "image": "data/images/sp/spices.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "one of the various types of powder or seed that come from plants and are used in cooking. Spices have a strong taste and smell.",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "common spices such as ginger and cinnamon"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a spice jar"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Food"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["ground", "mixed", "exotic"],
                "spice + noun": ["mix", "mixture", "rub"],
                "phrases": ["herbs and spices"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "extra interest or excitement",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We need an exciting trip to add some spice to our lives."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The danger added spice to their romance."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["extra"],
                "verb + spice": ["add", "give"],
                "phrases": ["the spice of life"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a powerful illegal synthetic (= artificial) drug that some people smoke for the physical and mental effects that it has on them",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Six men overdosed on the synthetic drug known as spice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "spice, known as the ‘zombie’ drug"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Social issues"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "having a range of different experiences makes life more interesting",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/spaɪs/",
                "audio": "sp/spice/spice__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/spaɪs/",
                "audio": "sp/spice/spice__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: shortening of Old French espice, from Latin species ‘sort, kind’, in late Latin ‘wares’."
}