Vaseline

[ vas-uh-leen, vas-uh-leen ]

/ ˈvæs əˌlin, ˌvæs əˈlin /

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Trademark.

a brand of petrolatum.

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Words nearby Vaseline

vasculum, vas deferens, vase, vasectomy, vas efferens, Vaseline, Vashon Island, Vashti, vasiform, vaso-, vasoactive

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How to use Vaseline in a sentence

Pure mayhem is what happened next, as Tyra ran around the studio screaming to the audience, “You get Vaseline.”
Adios, Tyra! Her 14 Most Outrageous Moments|Sujay Kumar, The Daily Beast Video|May 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
If you suffer with dryness of the scalp rub a little vaseline into it occasionally.
The Complete Bachelor|Walter Germain
It should early receive the vaseline rub at night which will often loosen up the hardened crusts.
The Mother and Her Child|William S. Sadler
The physician should heal the ulcer, and the child should be taught always to vaseline the nostril before cleansing it.
The Mother and Her Child|William S. Sadler

Lubricate the embossed cams in the cam housing with a thin film of vaseline every fifty hours of actual running.
Aviation Engines|Victor Wilfred Pag
Desperately stirring the fire in my grate, I put on water, and while it was heating spread vaseline on a handkerchief.
Mothering on Perilous|Lucy S. Furman

British Dictionary definitions for Vaseline

Vaseline

/ (ˈvæsɪˌliːn) /

noun

a trademark for petrolatum

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