kerosene
kerosene
Definition
☆ kero·sene (ker′ə sēn′, ker′ə sēn′)
noun
a thin oil distilled from petroleum or shale oil, used as a fuel, solvent, illuminant, etc.; coal oil
Etymology: Gr kēros, wax + -ene
kerosene
Synonyms
kerosene
v.
kerosene
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- pour: On 1 April, while his family was taking the afternoon siesta, he poured kerosene all over himself and then lit a match.
- use: I have just got a Sheen X300 flame gun and am using kerosene with it.
- burn: They climb through the Brown Cloud which now covers the Asia-Pacific region -- burning kerosene, which creates even more greenhouse gasses!
- add: This one adds kerosene, gasoline and aviation fuel to the list, and it produces an impressive boil time.
- buy: They may not even have two taka ( 2p ) to buy kerosene to cook their rice.
Preposition: for
- lamp: Founded in the 19th century, the oil industry began producing kerosene for lamps and progressed to gasoline.
Modifies a noun
- lantern: I entered and found he was reading the proofs of the Gospel by a kerosene lantern.
- lamp: By the light of kerosene lamps we settled into the Farmer's Center which was to be our home for the next 2 nights.
- heater: We didn't feel safe having a kerosene heater heat my home, we were afraid of the fumes making our children sick.
- stove: It really is quite amazing what a talented cook can produce from two kerosene camping stoves.
- tank: The kerosene tanks were opened up to the sea on the port side.
- fuel: Super fast: Boils 1 liter of water in just 2.8 minutes ( using kerosene fuel ).
Noun used with modifier
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