creosotenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈkriː.ə.səʊt/us/ˈkriː.ə.soʊt/a thick, brown liquid used especially for protecting wood
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Building materials
- adobe
- airbrick
- asbestos
- asphalt
- bitumen
- boarding
- flitch
- floorboard
- flooring
- hard core
- hardboard
- lacquer
- limestone
- razor wire
- reinforced concrete
- roofing
- rubble
- screed
- shingle
- siding
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creosoteverb [ T ]
uk/ˈkriː.ə.səʊt/us/ˈkriː.ə.soʊt/UK to put creosote on something:
James and I creosoted the fence.
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Covering and adding layers
- asphalt
- bestrew
- binder
- blanket
- blindfold
- carpet
- coat
- film
- film over
- fur
- gild
- gum sth up
- inlay
- lag
- pad
- proof
- resurface
- seal
- swathe
- whitewash
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