Meaning & use
correction fluids
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“correction fluids” is a form of “correction fluid”.
Meaning
nounplural
Quick-drying white paints applied to written or typed mistakes on paper so that the correct text can be written over them.
Grammar: Plural of correction fluid: one bottle of correction fluid, two correction fluids.
Patterns
- bottles of correction fluids
The office supply cupboard held several correction fluids.
Different correction fluids dry at different speeds.
She compared correction fluids before choosing one.
Word forms
| singular | correction fluid |
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Common combinations
- bottle of correction fluid
- I keep a bottle of correction fluid in my desk.
- apply correction fluid
- Apply the correction fluid thinly.
- dry correction fluid
- Wait for the correction fluid to dry before writing.
- white correction fluid
- White correction fluid covers pen ink well.
- use correction fluid
- Teachers rarely use correction fluid now.
Synonyms and how they differ
- correction tape
- Correction tape is a dry strip of film, while correction fluid is wet paint.
- Tipp-Ex
- Tipp-Ex is a brand name widely used in Britain for any correction fluid.
- Wite-Out
- Wite-Out is an American brand name used generally for correction fluid.
- white-out
- White-out is a common casual word for the same product and can also mean a snowstorm.
Word family
- correct verb
- to make right
- correction noun
- a change that fixes an error
- corrective adjective
- intended to put something right
- fluid noun
- a liquid substance
Commonly confused: correction fluids or correction tape?
correction fluids vs correction tape
Correction tape is applied dry and needs no waiting. Correction fluid is liquid and must dry.
Practice
When would someone use correction fluids?
Choose one answer.
Correction fluid hides errors in writing. The other tasks need different products.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “correction fluids”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.