[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupoisshort ton, or net tonin the United States and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupoislong tonin Great Britain.", "Also calledfreight ton.a unit of volume for freight that weighs one ton, varying with the type of freight measured, as 40 cubic feet of oak timber or 20 bushels of wheat.", "metric ton(def) metric ton(def).", "displacement ton(def) displacement ton(def).", "a unit of volume used in transportation by sea, commonly equal to 40 cubic feet (1.13 cu. m)shipping ton, or measurement ton.", "a unit of internal capacity of ships, equal to 100 cubic feet (2.83 cu. m)register ton.", "Oftentons.Informal.a great quantity; a lot :a ton of jokes;tons of wedding presents.", "British Informal.a speed of 100 miles per hour."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["high fashion; stylishness.", "the current fashion, style, or vogue.", "the ton,(used with a singular or plural verb)fashionable society."]}, {"Bold_text": null, "List Items": ["a suffix formerly used to form nouns from adjectives:simpleton; singleton."]}]