Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

midnight oil

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables
mid-night oil
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The drug opium.

Slang; Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: lamp oil burned at midnight.

Uncountable

Usage

Phrases

burn the midnight oil

Frequently Paired Words

burn the midnight oil

Synonyms

aunti/aunti Emma big O chandu Chinese tobacco dopium dream gun dream stick fi-do-nie gee God's medicine gondola goric

Questions

What does midnight oil mean?
The drug opium.

How to pronounce midnight oil

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