linoleum
Plural: linoleums
Noun
- A durable, washable floor covering made from linseed oil.
- a floor covering
- An inexpensive waterproof covering used especially for floors, made from solidified linseed oil over a burlap or canvas backing, or from its modern replacement, polyvinyl chloride.
Examples
- LINOLEUM, an eight-letter word, stretched across the Words With Friends board for a massive bingo.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin līnum (“flax”) + oleum (“oil”). Coined by English manufacturer and inventor Frederick Walton c. 1864 and used as a trade name but never registered as a trademark. It was the first product whose name was ruled to be genericized.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 10
linoleum: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordlinoleum: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
linoleum: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
linoleum: valid Words With Friends Word