linoleum
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4.6
- noun
- /lɪˈnoʊliəm/
:
linóleo
- The kitchen had a bright, clean linoleum floor that was easy to wipe clean after cooking.
- linoleum floor
- linoleum tiles
Examples
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The countertops need wiping; there's a fallout of flour on the linoleum floor.
Fiction book (1991) -
The floor is covered with linoleum that has the look of dark oak parquet.
Academic text (1992) -
In the kitchen, she wrote "The Empty Man" on the linoleum floor.
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We have linoleum on all the floors of the cells.
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But as he walked across the linoleum tile, he became aware of the sound of his footsteps.
Fiction book (1993) -
Jaak's key opened a door to a room with a linoleum floor and yellow walls.
Fiction book (1992) -
The cabin was freezing cold, and the linoleum floor seemed to breathe beneath him.
Fiction book (1991) -
Around the legs of each desk chair, the linoleum was scarred by cigarettes.
Fiction book (1992) -
Finally, we passed through an empty dayroom, its linoleum floor still wet from mopping, into the staff room.
Academic text (2003) -
Ellis Tillman stamped his feet on yellow linoleum and pounded the chrome-legged table so hard that the radio bounced.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
27
2.5
Material like wood, tile or carpet that covers a floor
4
7.0
A thin sheet people put on floors, often in kitchens or bathrooms
Compounds
1
7.5
A small sharp knife with a short stiff blade for carving linoleum or trimming edges
How Durable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Linoleum comes from the Latin parts linum 'flax' and oleum 'oil', and flax is the plant used to make linen. Because the floor covering was first made from linseed oil that was turned hard and put on cloth, the name points to 'flax oil' and explains why linoleum is a strong, washable floor covering.