CEFR A2

ooze

noun

Meaning

ooze means tanning liquor, an aqueous extract of vegetable matter (tanbark, sumac, etc.) in a tanning vat used to tan leather. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses ooze to mean tanning liquor, an aqueous extract of vegetable matter (tanbark, sumac, etc.) in....
The teacher asked students to find ooze in the reading.

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ooze (A2)

noun

Pronunciation: /uːz/

Definition

Examples

The article uses ooze to mean tanning liquor, an aqueous extract of vegetable matter (tanbark, sumac, etc.) in....
The teacher asked students to find ooze in the reading.
Check the words around ooze to choose the right meaning.

How to Use ooze

a/the ooze (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a ooze."
ooze in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked ooze in context before translating it."

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