"vaseline" meaning in English

See vaseline in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈvæ.sə.liːn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈvæ.sə.lin/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vaseline.wav [Southern-England] Forms: vaselines [plural], Vaseline [alternative]
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  1. Petroleum jelly. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: E905b Translations (petroleum jelly): ڤازلين (vazlīn) [masculine] (Arabic), فازلين (fazlīn) [masculine] (Arabic), вазелі́н (vazjelín) [masculine] (Belarusian), 凡士林 (fánshìlín) (Chinese Mandarin), vazelin (Crimean Tatar), vazelína [feminine] (Czech), vaseline [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), vazelino (Esperanto), vaseliini (Finnish), vaseline [feminine] (French), ვაზელინი (vazelini) (Georgian), Vaseline [feminine] (German), Vaselin [neuter] (German), βαζελίνη (vazelíni) [feminine] (Greek), punnerusaaq (Greenlandic), vaselin (Indonesian), veasailín [masculine] (Irish), petrolato [masculine] (Italian), vasellina [feminine] (Italian), ワセリン (waserin) (Japanese), vazulina (Kabuverdianu), вазелин (vazelin) [masculine] (Macedonian), वॅसेलीन (vĕselīn) [neuter] (Marathi), akʼah łitsooígíí (Navajo), وازلین (vâzelin) (Persian), wazelina [feminine] (Polish), vaselină [feminine] (Romanian), вазели́н (vazelín) [masculine] (Russian), vaselina [feminine] (Spanish), vaselin [neuter] (Swedish), baselina (Tagalog), вазелин (wazelin) (Tatar), วาสลีน (wáat-sà-liin) (Thai), vazelin (Turkish), вазелі́н (vazelín) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. Any particular kind of petroleum jelly or of any similar lubricant. Tags: countable, uncountable
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  3. (informal) Ellipsis of Vaseline glass, or the coloring used in making it. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: Vaseline glass, or the coloring used in making it
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Derived forms: Vaseline glass

Verb

IPA: /ˈvæ.sə.liːn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈvæ.sə.lin/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vaseline.wav [Southern-England] Forms: vaselines [present, singular, third-person], vaselining [participle, present], vaselined [participle, past], vaselined [past], Vaseline [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old High German waȥȥar Middle High German waȥȥer German Wasser Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English vaseline From German Wasser (“water”) + Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “oil”) + -ine. Genericized trademark of the Vaseline brand of petroleum jelly introduced by American chemist Robert Augustus Chesebrough in 1872. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|de:Wasser<id:water>|grc:ἔλαιον<t:oil>|-ine<id:pertaining to>|etydate=1872|id=petroleum jelly|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old High German waȥȥar Middle High German waȥȥer German Wasser Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English vaseline [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*watōr", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*watar", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old High German", "term" : "waȥȥar", "lang" : "goh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle High German", "term" : "waȥȥer", "lang" : "gmh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Wasser", "lang" : "de" }, { "gloss" : "oil", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "?", "children" : [ ], "status" : "redlink", "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*élaiwon", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ἔλαιον", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" }, { "id" : "pertaining to", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectives of materials", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal adjectives", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-nós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-iHnos", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-īnos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-īnus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-in", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-in", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ine", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "vaseline", "lang" : "en" }" data-id="petroleum jelly" data-lang="en" data-title="vaseline" id="English:_petroleum_jelly">, {{af|en|de:Wasser<t:water>|grc:ἔλαιον<t:oil>|-ine}} German Wasser (“water”) + Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “oil”) + -ine, {{gentrade|en}} Genericized trademark, {{coinage|en|Q358079|in=1872|notext=1}} American chemist Robert Augustus Chesebrough in 1872 Head templates: {{en-verb}} vaseline (third-person singular simple present vaselines, present participle vaselining, simple past and past participle vaselined)
  1. (transitive) To lubricate with vaseline. Tags: transitive Translations (to lubricate with vaseline): voidella vaseliinilla (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-vaseline-en-verb-eEaFeSnV

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Alternative forms

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