{
    "term": "woman",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an adult female human",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a 54-year-old woman"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an interesting young woman"
                },
                {
                    "text": "married/single women"
                },
                {
                    "text": "men, women and children"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a women's group/movement"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I prefer to see a woman doctor."
                },
                {
                    "text": "women in business"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Older women often feel invisible."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is a role model for other women."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The freedom to wear trousers became a symbol of women's liberation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She plays for the women's team."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The little girl she remembered was now a grown woman."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There were important changes in the position of women in society."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We want to change the way women are depicted in the media."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Women were limited to the more poorly paid jobs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Why should women be reduced to playing a passive role?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a United Nations report on violence against women"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a professor of women's studies"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Both men and women should have access to paid parental leave."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The drug carries a warning against use by pregnant women."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are many professional opportunities for young women today."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Two well-dressed women were sitting at the next table."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our mother was a very beautiful woman."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She worked for women's rights."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Life stages", "People in society"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["young", "middle-aged", "elderly"],
                "verb + woman": ["marry", "depict", "portray"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the oppression of women",
                    "violence against women",
                    "the position of women"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "female humans in general",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's all woman! *(= has qualities that are typical of women)*"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a woman who comes from the place mentioned or whose job or interest is connected with the thing mentioned",
            "labels": "British EnglishNorth American English",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an Englishwoman"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a businesswoman"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a Congresswoman"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a horsewoman"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a female worker, especially one who works with her hands",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We used to have a woman to do the cleaning."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a rude way of addressing a female person, especially when telling her what to do",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned, offensive)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Be quiet, woman!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a person's wife, girlfriend or female partner",
            "labels": "(sometimes disapproving)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He's got a new woman in his life."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to act or think independently, not following others or being ordered",
            "labels": "(approving)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Working for herself meant that she could be her own woman."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to refer to somebody, usually a woman, who has reacted very angrily to something, especially the fact that her husband or partner has been unfaithful",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "with a lot of force or energy",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She flew out of the room like a woman possessed."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to marry a woman after having had a sexual relationship with her, especially if she is pregnant",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned, humorous)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a man/woman who likes the same things or has the same opinions as you",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "an average or ordinary person, either male or female",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Politicians often don't understand the views of the man in the street."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What really matters to the man and woman in the street?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person with many skills",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a man/woman who understands and supports ordinary people",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She wanted to seem like a woman of the people."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a rich and powerful man or woman",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person with a lot of experience of life, who is not easily surprised or shocked",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈwʊmən/",
                "audio": "wo/woman/woman__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈwɪmɪn/",
                "audio": "wo/woman/women__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈwʊmən/",
                "audio": "wo/woman/woman__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈwɪmɪn/",
                "audio": "wo/woman/women__us_3.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English wīfmon, -man (see wife, man), a formation peculiar to English, the ancient word being wife."
}