[
  {
    "word": "by",
    "phonetic": "/ba\u026a/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/ba\u026a/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/ba\u026a/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/by-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=192103",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "king of insects"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A contest, especially for spelling; see spelling bee.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "geography bee"
          },
          {
            "definition": "A community gathering to share labour, e.g. a sewing bee or a quilting bee.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A ring or torque; a bracelet.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "The name of the Latin-script letter B.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "(usually in the plural) Any of the pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "bee block"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Out of the way, subsidiary.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": [
          "main",
          "principal"
        ]
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Along a path which runs past the speaker.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I watched as it passed by."
          },
          {
            "definition": "In the vicinity, near.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The shop is hard by the High Street."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To or at a place, as a residence or place of business.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I'll stop by on my way home from work."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Aside, away.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The women spent much time after harvest putting jams by for winter and spring."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "preposition",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Near or next to.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The mailbox is by the bus stop."
          },
          {
            "definition": "From one side of something to the other, passing close by; past.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He ran straight by me."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Be back by ten o'clock!."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Indicates the person or thing that does or causes something: Through the action or presence of.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Indicates a means of achieving something: Involving/using the means of.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "By 'maybe' she means 'no'."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Indicates an authority according to which something is done.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Indicates a means of classification or organisation.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I sorted the items by category."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Indicates the amount of change, difference or discrepancy",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "His date of birth was wrong by ten years."
          },
          {
            "definition": "In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "We crawled forward by inches."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Indicates a referenced source: According to.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "By my reckoning, we should be nearly there."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "It is easy to invert a 2-by-2 matrix."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(horse breeding) Designates a horse's male parent (sire); cf. out of.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "She's a lovely little filly, by Big Lad, out of Damsel in Distress."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "The position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table; also the phantom opponent of such a person or team.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Craig's Crew plays the bye next week."
          },
          {
            "definition": "An extra scored when the batsmen take runs after the ball has passed the striker without hitting either the bat or the batsman.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A dwelling.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by the way, etc.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A pass.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "interjection",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Goodbye.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bee",
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/by",
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bye"
    ]
  }
]