{
    "term": "wool",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "image": "data/images/ho/hobbies_crafts.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the soft hair that covers the body of sheep and some other animals",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Sheep were kept for their wool and meat."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Animals"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["thick", "fine", "soft"],
                "… of wool": ["ball", "skein"],
                "verb + wool": ["produce", "spin", "card"],
                "wool + noun": ["merchant", "trade", "shop"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "long, thick thread made from animal’s wool, used for knitting (= making clothing with wool using two long needles or a machine)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a ball of wool"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I bought knitting wool for a cardigan."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She’s knitting a jumper in pure wool."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She spun wool by hand to weave into clothing."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["thick", "fine", "soft"],
                "… of wool": ["ball", "skein"],
                "verb + wool": ["produce", "spin", "card"],
                "wool + noun": ["merchant", "trade", "shop"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "cloth made from animal’s wool, used for making clothes, etc.",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This scarf is 100% wool."
                },
                {
                    "text": "pure new wool"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a wool blanket/sweater"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["thick", "fine", "soft"],
                "… of wool": ["ball", "skein"],
                "verb + wool": ["produce", "spin", "card"],
                "wool + noun": ["merchant", "trade", "shop"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to hide your real actions or intentions from somebody by making them believe something that is not true",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/wʊl/",
                "audio": "wo/wool/wool__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/wʊl/",
                "audio": "wo/wool/wool__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English wull, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wol and German Wolle, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin lana ‘wool’, vellus ‘fleece’."
}