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# ointment

«ointment» in Mova's school dictionary: **A smooth, greasy cream rubbed on the skin to heal cuts…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (an ointment, ointments; ointment — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A smooth, greasy cream rubbed on the skin to heal cuts, burns, rashes or sore places. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ointment/#m1)

2) (Bible, church) Oil or perfumed oil used for anointing, as in the Bible story where a woman pours precious ointment on Jesus's head. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ointment/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In health and first-aid lessons: put antiseptic ointment on a clean cut. Safety: only use medicine an adult gives you. Idiom: «a fly in the ointment» means one small thing that spoils something good.

### examples

- Mum put some ointment on my grazed knee. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ointment/#x1)
- The doctor gave me an ointment for the rash. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ointment/#x2)
- Rub the ointment in gently. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ointment/#x3)
- The only fly in the ointment was the rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ointment/#x4)
- In the Bible a woman poured precious ointment on Jesus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ointment/#x5)
- Keep the ointment out of your eyes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ointment/#x6)
- But then this wonderful ointment could not be bought at a chemist's. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ointment/#x7)

### note

Can be countable (different ointments) or uncountable (some ointment). Similar: cream, salve, balm, lotion (thinner).

### In the corpora

- [That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments; but they are not grieved for the hurt of Joseph.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/AMO.100/)
- [Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.786/)
- [He that would hide her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand betrayeth itself.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.793/)
- [Thine ointments have a goodly fragrance; thy name is as ointment poured forth; therefore do the maidens love thee.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/SNG.2/)
- [Dead flies make the ointment of the perfumer fetid and putrid; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honour.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/ECC.188/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ointment» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ointment/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.