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Definition of ointment noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

ointment

noun

NAmE//ˈɔɪntmənt//

[uncountable, countable]

a smooth substance that you rub on the skin to heal a wound or sore place synonym cream antiseptic ointment

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a/the fly in the ointment

a person or thing that spoils a situation or an occasion that is fine in all other ways

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