{
    "term": "tissue",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "image": "data/images/ba/bathroom_objects.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a piece of soft paper, used especially as a handkerchief",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a box of tissues"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He wiped his nose on a tissue."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She grabbed a wad of tissues from the box and soaked up the spilt juice."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["paper", "toilet"],
                "… of tissues": ["box", "pack", "package"],
                "verb + tissue": ["use", "take"],
                "preposition": ["on a/​the tissue", "with a/​the tissue"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a collection of cells that form the different parts of humans, animals and plants",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**muscle/brain/lung tissue**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "scar tissue"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Dyes were extracted by boiling the plant tissue."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She treats skin and soft tissue injuries in casualty."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Vitamin C helps maintain healthy connective tissue."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Body", "Biology"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["living", "healthy", "normal"],
                "verb + tissue": ["damage", "remove"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "very thin paper used for wrapping and packing things that break easily",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a story, an excuse, etc. that is full of lies",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtɪʃuː/",
                "audio": "ti/tissue/tissue__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtɪʃuː/",
                "audio": "ti/tissue/tissue__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French tissu ‘woven’, past participle of tistre, from Latin texere ‘to weave’. The word originally denoted a rich material, often interwoven with gold or silver threads, later (mid 16th cent.) any woven fabric, hence the sense of ‘intricacy’."
}