kerosene

Phonetic Respelling: [ ker-uh-seen, kar-, ker-uh-seen, kar- ]

Definition:

n. a thin oil obtained from petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent

Sentence:

We had to buy a kerosene heater when our power went out during the storm.

More example sentences:

We had to buy a kerosene heater when our power went out during the storm.

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Paraffin has the same meaning as kerosene.

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Synonyms:

fuel; petroleum; lamp oil

Antonyms:

electric

How many syllables in kerosene?

3 syllables Play Syllables Game

Divide kerosene into syllables:

ker-o-sene

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