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"OINTMENTS" is a plural of: ointment. |
Date "OINTMENTS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | Semisolid preparations used topically for protective emollient effects or as a vehicle for local administration of medications. Ointment bases are various mixtures of fats, waxes, animal and plant oils and solid and liquid hydrocarbons. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: OINTMENTS |
| English words defined with "OINTMENTS": balsam capivi ♦ copaiba, copaiba balsam ♦ Epithem ♦ glycerinated gelatin ♦ lanolin ♦ mineral jelly ♦ oleic acid ♦ percutaneous, petrolatum, petroleum jelly ♦ resorcinol ♦ transcutaneous, transdermal, transdermic ♦ Veratrine ♦ wool fat, wool grease. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "OINTMENTS": Dosage Forms ♦ Glucocorticoids, Topical. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | At least they don't put their feminine ointments next to the mustard, Lois! (Family Guy; writing credit: Dolores Payás) Oh, and there's a box full of ointments I used one a' these on a rash once. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) Show me the box full of ointments, you little freak. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Such ointments are currently available by prescription. (references) | |
Sterile ointments are sometimes used at night to help prevent the eye from drying. (references) | ||
They may patch the eye to immobilize it, or prescribe lubricating eye drops and ointments. (references) | ||
Economic History | Mauritius | Mauritius Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Ltd is the only company manufacturing tablets, capsules, ointments, and liquids for the local market. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "OINTMENTS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "OINTMENTS" is used about 18 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 100% | 18 | 82,615 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
ointments | 20 |
ointments tattoo | 2 |
arthritis ointments | 2 |
homeopathic ointments | 2 |
eye ointments | 2 |
herbal ointments | 2 |
burn ointments | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "OINTMENTS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | beskyttende salver (protective ointments), antivirussalver (anti-virus ointments). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | dekzalf (protective ointments). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | onguents contre les virus (anti-virus ointments), pommades protectrices (protective ointments). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Decksalben (protective ointments), Brandsalben (burn ointments), Antivirussalben (anti-virus ointments). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | αλοιφές ιογενών παθήσεων δέρματος (anti-virus ointments). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | unguenti. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ointmentsay unguentos contra os vírus (anti-virus ointments). (various references) pomadas protectoras (protective ointments), pomada antivírica (anti-virus ointments). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 23, Verse 56 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Upostreyasai de htoimasan arwmata kai mura kai to men sabbaton hsucasan kata thn entolhn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et revertentes paraverunt aromata et unguenta et sabbato quidem siluerunt secundum mandatum |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | And hig cyrdon. and gearwodun wyrtgemang and sealfa and on sæterndæg hig gestildon æfter bebode; |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And thei turneden ayen, and maden redi swete smellynge spicis, and oynementis; but in the sabat thei restiden, aftir the comaundement. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And they returned and prepared odoures and oyntmetes: but rested the Saboth daye accordynge to the commaundement. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested on the sabbath, according to the commandment. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And they went back and got ready spices and perfumes; and on the Sabbath they took their rest, in agreement with the law. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Luke Chapter 23, Verse 56 |
| Cebuano | ug unya namauli sila, ug nangandam silag mga pahumot ug mga ighahaplas. |
| Chinese | 他 們 就 回 去 、 豫 備 了 香 料 香 膏 。 他 們 在 安 息 日 、 便 遵 著 誡 命 安 息 了 。 |
| Croatian | Zatim se vrate i priprave miomirise i pomasti. U subotu mirovahu po propisu. |
| Danish | Og de vendte tilbage og beredte vellugtende Urter og Salver; og Sabbaten over holdt de sig stille efter Budet. |
| Dutch | En wedergekeerd zijnde, bereidden zij specerijen en zalven; en op den sabbat rustten zij naar het gebod. |
| Finnish | Ja palattuaan kotiinsa he valmistivat hyvänhajuisia yrttejä ja voiteita; mutta sapatin he viettivät hiljaisuudessa lain käskyn mukaan. |
| French | et, s`en étant retournées, elles préparèrent des aromates et des parfums. Puis elles se reposèrent le jour du sabbat, selon la loi. |
| German | Sie kehrten aber um und bereiteten Spezerei und Salben. Und den Sabbat über waren sie still nach dem Gesetz. |
| Hungarian | Visszatérvén pedig, készítének fûszerszámokat és keneteket. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kemudian mereka pulang lalu menyiapkan ramuan-ramuan dan minyak wangi untuk meminyaki jenazah Yesus. Pada hari Sabat, mereka berhenti bekerja untuk mentaati hukum agama. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka kembalilah mereka itu serta menyediakan rempah-rempah yang harum dan minyak bau-bauan. |
| Italian | poi tornarono indietro e prepararono aromi e oli profumati. Il giorno di sabato osservarono il riposo secondo il comandamento. |
| Maori | Na ka hoki ratou, ka mahi i nga mea kakara, i nga hinu. A noho ana i te hapati, he whakaaro hoki ki te ture. |
| Norwegian | Så vendte de tilbake og tilberedte velluktende urter og salver, og sabbaten over holdt de sig stille efter lovens bud. |
| Portuguese | Então voltaram e prepararam especiarias e unguentos. E no sábado repousaram, conforme o mandamento. |
| Rumanian | s`au kntors, wi au pregqtit miresme wi miruri. Apoi, kn ziua Sabatului, s`au odihnit, dupq Lege. |
| Russian | ЧПЪЧТБФЙЧЫЙУШ ЦЕ, ТЙЗПФПЧЙМЙ 'МБЗПЧПОЙС Й НБУФЙ; Й Ч УХ''ПФХ ПУФБМЙУШ Ч ПЛПЕ П ЪБ ПЧЕ"Й. |
| Shuar | Iisar ikiuak ni jeen waketkiarmiayi. Tura Jesusa ayashi mejeenin tusar kunkuinian iwiararmiayi. Tura ayampratin tsawantai, Israer-shuar akupkamun umikiar ayamprarmiayi. |
| Spanish | Entonces regresaron y prepararon especias aromáticas y perfumes, y reposaron el sábado, conforme al mandamiento. |
| Swahili | Halafu, walirudi nyumbani, wakatayarisha manukato na marashi kuyapaka mwili wa Yesu. Siku ya Sabato walipumzika kama ilivyoamriwa na sheria. |
| Swedish | Sedan vände de hem igen och redde till välluktande kryddor och smörjelse; men på sabbaten voro de stilla, efter lagens bud. |
| Uma | Oti toe, nculii' -ramo hilou hi ngata, mporodo rampa-rampa hante lana honga bona ragelai' -ki woto Yesus. Oti toe, hi eo pepuea' rapento'oi-mi mobago ntuku' Atura Musa. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "OINTMENTS": anointments, appointments, disappointments, nonreappointments, reappointments. (additional references) | |
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"OINTMENTS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: oinment. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-m-n-n-o-s-t-t" | |
-1 letter: mentions, ointment, tinstone, tontines. | |
-2 letters: intents, intones, mention, mestino, mittens, moisten, sentimo, smitten, tennist, tension, toniest, tontine. | |
-3 letters: eonism, inmost, intent, intone, mitten, monies, monist, montes, motets, mottes, nitons, nonets, sennit, sitten, somite, sonnet, stotin, tennis, tenons, teston, tinmen, titmen, tonnes, totems. | |
-4 letters: emits, eosin, inset, items, meson, metis, miens, mines, mints, mites, mitts. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-m-n-n-o-s-t-t" | |
+1 letter: mentations. | |
+2 letters: anointments, mignonettes, obtainments, omnipotents. | |
+3 letters: antinepotism, appointments, astonishment, cementations, containments, contaminates, fomentations, incompetents, lamentations, menstruation, methanations, segmentation, terminations. | |
+4 letters: alimentations, antimodernist, antinepotisms, astonishments, augmentations, demonstrating, demonstration, ethnocentrism, fermentations, infotainments, manifestation, menstruations, monetizations, nitromethanes, nonmonetarist, nonmotilities, nonsystematic, pigmentations, remonstrating, remonstration, sedimentation, segmentations. | |
+5 letters: antimodernists, apportionments, argumentations, contemplations, decontaminates, demonstrations, determinations, disappointment, disconcertment, discontentment, documentations, ethnocentrisms, exterminations, fragmentations, macronutrients, magnetizations, manifestations, micronutrients, misorientation, monotonicities, neuroanatomist, noncommitments, noncompetitors, noninstallment, nonmonetarists, ornamentations, overinvestment, reappointments, recontaminates, regimentations, remonstrations, sedimentations. | |
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