ointment

«ointment» in Mova's school dictionary: A smooth, greasy cream rubbed on the skin to heal cuts… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an ointment, ointments; ointment — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) A smooth, greasy cream rubbed on the skin to heal cuts, burns, rashes or sore places. tree →

2) (Bible, church) Oil or perfumed oil used for anointing, as in the Bible story where a woman pours precious ointment on Jesus's head. tree →

sense in the lessons

In health and first-aid lessons: put antiseptic ointment on a clean cut. Safety: only use medicine an adult gives you. Idiom: «a fly in the ointment» means one small thing that spoils something good.

examples

• Mum put some ointment on my grazed knee. tree →
• The doctor gave me an ointment for the rash. tree →
• Rub the ointment in gently. tree →
• The only fly in the ointment was the rain. tree →
• In the Bible a woman poured precious ointment on Jesus. tree →
• Keep the ointment out of your eyes. tree →
• But then this wonderful ointment could not be bought at a chemist's. tree →

note

Can be countable (different ointments) or uncountable (some ointment). Similar: cream, salve, balm, lotion (thinner).

In the corpora

• That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments; but they are not grieved for the hurt of Joseph.
• Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
• He that would hide her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand betrayeth itself.
• Thine ointments have a goodly fragrance; thy name is as ointment poured forth; therefore do the maidens love thee.
• Dead flies make the ointment of the perfumer fetid and putrid; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honour.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «ointment» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.