{
    "term": "steel",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "image": "data/images/ki/kitchen_cutting.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a strong, hard metal that is made of a mixture of iron and carbon",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the **iron and steel** industry"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The frame is made of steel."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Small steel plates were attached to the front and back of the bone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bridge is reinforced with huge steel girders."
                },
                {
                    "text": "building in steel and aluminium"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the advantages of building in steel and glass"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Physics and chemistry"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["solid", "forged", "galvanized"],
                "verb + steel": ["make", "manufacture", "produce"],
                "steel + noun": ["sheet", "industry", "manufacture"],
                "preposition": ["in steel"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the industry that produces steel",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Steel used to be important in South Wales."
                },
                {
                    "text": "steel workers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a steel town"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The factories and **steel mills** have now almost disappeared."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a long, thin, straight piece of steel with a rough surface, used for rubbing knives on to make them sharp",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "weapons that are used for fighting",
            "labels": "(old use or literary)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the clash of steel"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "having a quality like steel, especially a strong, cold or hard quality",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She felt a hand of steel *(= a strong, firm hand)* on her arm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You need a cool head and **nerves of steel** *(= great courage)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was a hint of steel in his voice *(= he sounded cold and firm)*."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/stiːl/",
                "audio": "st/steel/steel__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/stiːl/",
                "audio": "st/steel/steel__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English stȳle, stēli, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch staal, German Stahl, also to the noun stay sense (2). The verb dates from the late 16th cent."
}