linoleum
Meanings
Plural: linoleums
Noun
- 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.
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 is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordlinoleum is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
linoleum is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
linoleum is a valid Words With Friends word