Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A chemical preparation, such as zinc oxide, that is applied to the skin to protect it from the ultraviolet rays of the sun.
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- noun a
cream , to be spread on theskin , containingorganic compounds thatabsorb , and/ortitanium dioxide thatreflects thesun ’sultraviolet radiation
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn
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Examples
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Even the term sunblock, which the lawsuit says are exaggerated, misleading, and may give consumers a false sense of security.
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I'm going to go slather myself in sunblock and see if I can find the riding school now.
morning comes so *early* kitsnaps 2006
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Turns out the best kind of sunblock may be SPF beastly.
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“It’s called sunblock, and it’s sold at any local grocery.”
Ecstasy in Darkness Gena Showalter 2010
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“It’s called sunblock, and it’s sold at any local grocery.”
Ecstasy in Darkness Gena Showalter 2010
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Harry, produk Nivea yang masuk di situ justru tidak ada yang 'Nivea Sun' yang khusus sunblock loh, yang di test justru produk 'face care' - ya wajar lah kalau produk 'face care' tidak memberikan perlindungan 'sunblock'
harry.sufehmi.com 2009
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Stock you glovebox, too, with a few first aid and comfort items, such as sunblock, acetominiphen for headaches, a roll of antacids, a few cough drops, and a few bandaids.
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Stock you glovebox, too, with a few first aid and comfort items, such as sunblock, acetominiphen for headaches, a roll of antacids, a few cough drops, and a few bandaids.
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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Stock you glovebox, too, with a few first aid and comfort items, such as sunblock, acetominiphen for headaches, a roll of antacids, a few cough drops, and a few bandaids.
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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Stock you glovebox, too, with a few first aid and comfort items, such as sunblock, acetominiphen for headaches, a roll of antacids, a few cough drops, and a few bandaids.
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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