[{"word":"tumbleweed","phonetic":"/ˈtʌmbəlwiːd/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈtʌmbəlwiːd/","audio":""},{"text":"/ˈtʌmbəlˌwid/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots in the autumn, and is driven by the wind, as a light, rolling mass, over the fields and prairies; as witch grass, wild indigo, Amaranthus albus, etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Describing unwanted silence and inactivity. Often used of a situation when one makes a statement that is ignored or ill-received by one's audience, as the resultant silence is likened to that of a desolate desert with rolling tumbleweeds.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A tan colour, like that of a tumbleweed.","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/tumbleweed"]}]