Definitions for kerosenes

kerosenes ker·o·sene

Spelling: [ker-uh-seen, kar-, ker-uh- Kerosenes is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 175 anagrams from letters in kerosenes (eeeknorss).

Definitions for kerosenes

noun

  1. a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons obtained by distilling petroleum, bituminous shale, or the like, and widely used as a fuel, cleaning solvent, etc.

adjective

  1. using or fueled by kerosene:

Origin of kerosenes

1852; irregular Greek kērós wax + -ene; formerly trademark

Examples for kerosenes

Franz Joseph lit the Hofburg Palace with kerosene lamps and viewed the telephone as a nuisance.

They were all settin' purrin' in the dark, because they'd forgot to send for any kerosene.

It seemed to her as if the whole world were nothing but kerosene.

She was at the kerosene; oh, it makes me just sick to think of it.

Small homes often have only kerosene lamps to provide light, which spew toxins equivalent to two packs of cigarettes a day.

It was believed that this supply had been shipped as kerosene from Saloniki to Piraeus.

The bottle was filled with kerosene, and in a jiffy the box was covered with the flame.

The cozy days of lighting the Hofburg Palace with kerosene rather than electricity had come to an abrupt end.

Unfortunately, Jones didn't have those tools available to him, but he did have a Koran soaking in kerosene backstage.

He awoke to dogs barking and gunshots, he said, and turned on a kerosene lantern to see what was going on.

Word Value for kerosenes
Scrable

12

Words with friends

13

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