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Word: Vaseline
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 19th century: formed irregularly from German Wasser + Greek elaion ‘oil’ + -ine
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈvasəliːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
cover or smear with Vaseline
Short Definition:cover or smear with vaseline
Examples:- the doors glide open as if their rails have been vaselined
