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oik

oil


Definition: Meaning of, oil in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɔɪl /

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oil oils
  1. fuel [uncountable] a smooth thick liquid that is used to make machines run easily or is burned to produce heat
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  2. natural substance under the ground [uncountable] the thick, dark liquid from under the ground from which petrol is produced [↪  crude]
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  3. liquid from plants [uncountable and countable] a smooth, thick liquid made from plants or some animals, used especially in cooking or for making beauty products
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  4. paint oils [plural] paints that contain oil [=  oil paints]
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
oil oiled oiled
Present Participle Third Person Singular
oiling oils
[transitive]
  1. to put oil onto part of a machine or part of something that moves, to help it to move or work more smoothly
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  2. to put oil or cream onto your skin, for example to protect you from the sun
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  3. oil the wheels British English to help something to be done in business or politics successfully and easily
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oil used in phrases

  • African oil palm (noun)
    1. oil palm of Africa
  • American oil palm (noun)
    1. palm of Central and South America
  • Chinese wood oil (noun)
    1. a yellow oil obtained from the seeds of the tung tree
  • Dippel's oil (noun)
    1. dark-coloured ill-smelling oil obtained by carbonizing bone; used especially in sheep dips and in denaturing alcohol
  • Langue d'oil (noun)
    1. medieval provincial dialects of French spoken in central and northern France
  • Langue d'oil French (noun)
    1. medieval provincial dialects of French spoken in central and northern France
  • absinthe oil (noun)
    1. a dark bitter oil obtained from wormwood leaves; flavours absinthe liqueurs
  • almond oil (noun)
    1. pale yellow fatty oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds
  • aniline oil (noun)
    1. oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines
  • animal oil (noun)
    1. any oil obtained from animal substances
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