[
  {
    "word": "mushroom",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8m\u028c\u0283\u02cc\u0279u\u02d0m/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8m\u028c\u0283\u02cc\u0279u\u02d0m/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8m\u028c\u0283\u02cc\u0279u\u02d0m/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/mushroom-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=661734",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Any of the fleshy fruiting bodies of fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood).",
            "synonyms": [
              "mushrump",
              "shroom"
            ],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Some mushrooms are edible and taste good, while others are poisonous and taste foul."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A fungus producing such fruiting bodies.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Champignon or Agaricus bisporus, the mushroom species most commonly used in cooking.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Any of the mushroom-shaped pegs in bar billiards.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A concrete column with a thickened portion at the top, used to support a slab.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "One who rises suddenly from a low condition in life; an upstart.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Something that grows very quickly or seems to appear suddenly.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "mushrump",
          "shroom"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To grow quickly to a large size.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The town\u2019s population mushroomed from 10,000 to 110,000 in five years."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To gather mushrooms.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "We used to go mushrooming in the forest every weekend."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To form the shape of a mushroom.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Having characteristics like those of a mushroom, for example in shape or appearance, speed of growth, or texture.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "mushroom cloud"
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mushroom"
    ]
  }
]