CALCIMINE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("calcimine" is a kind of...):

wash (a thin coat of water-base paint)

water-base paint (paint in which water is used as the vehicle)

Derivation:

calcimine (cover with calcimine)

Meaning:

Cover with calcimine

Example:

calcimine the walls

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "calcimine" is one way to...):

whitewash (cover with whitewash)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

calcimine (a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings)