Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oil spot

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables
oil spot
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spot consisting of oil.

noun

A spot consisting of oil.

noun

One of the yellow spots, often circular in shape, on the upper leaf surface of grapevines in the early stages of downy mildew (caused by Plasmopara viticola infection).

Inflected Forms

oil spots (plural) oilspot (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

oilpatch

Synonyms

oil slick oilpatch

Questions

What does oil spot mean?
A spot consisting of oil.

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