{
    "term": "tile",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "image": "data/images/ho/house_2.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a flat, usually square, piece of baked clay, carpet or other material that is used in rows for covering walls and floors",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "ceramic floor tiles"
                },
                {
                    "text": "carpet tiles"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Houses and homes", "Buildings"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["broken", "cracked", "damaged"],
                "verb + tile": ["cover something with", "fit", "lay"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a piece of baked clay that is used in rows for covering roofs",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We lost a few tiles in the storm."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Buildings"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["broken", "cracked", "damaged"],
                "verb + tile": ["cover something with", "fit", "lay"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "any of the small flat pieces that are used in particular board games",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to stay out late enjoying yourself",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/taɪl/",
                "audio": "ti/tile/tile__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/taɪl/",
                "audio": "ti/tile/tile__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English tigele, from Latin tegula, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘cover’."
}