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Oil

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Noun

any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water
used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
a substance of this or similar consistency.
refined or crude petroleum.
Painting .
oil color.
oil painting.
Informal . unctuous hypocrisy; flattery.
an oilskin garment.
Australian and New Zealand Slang . facts or news; information
good oil.

Verb (used with object)

to smear, lubricate, or supply with oil.
to bribe.
to make unctuous or smooth
to oil his words.
to convert into oil by melting, as butter.

Adjective

pertaining to or resembling oil.
using oil, esp. as a fuel
an oil furnace.
concerned with the production or use of oil
an offshore oil rig.
made with oil.
obtained from oil. ?

Idioms

pour oil on troubled waters, to attempt to calm a difficult or tense situation
as an argument.
strike oil
to discover oil, esp. to bring in a well.
to have good luck, esp. financially; make an important and valuable discovery
They struck oil only after years of market research.

Antonyms

verb
dry

Synonyms

verb
anoint , coat , grease , lard , lube , pomade , slick , smear , attar , balm , chrism , cream , fat , fuel , gas , lanolin , lubricate
noun
adulation , blandishment , blarney , incense , slaver

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  • Oil-gilding

    gilding of glass or ceramic ware by using a size of japan or lacquer.
  • Oil-plant

    any of several plants, as the castor-oil plant or sesame, the seeds of which yield an oil.
  • Oil gland

    uropygial gland., sebaceous gland.
  • Oil meal

    oil cake ground into small particles for livestock feed.
  • Oil paint

    oil color., a commercial paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle.
  • Oil painting

    the art or technique of painting with oil colors., a painting executed in oil colors.
  • Oil paper

    a paper made waterproof and translucent by treatment with oil.
  • Oil seed

    any of several seeds, as the castor bean, sesame, or cottonseed, from which an oil is expressed.
  • Oil stone

    a block of fine-grained stone, usually oiled, for putting the final edge on certain cutting tools by abrasion.
  • Oilcan

    a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
  • Oilcloth

    a cotton fabric made waterproof by being treated with oil and pigment, for use as tablecloths, shelf coverings, and the like., a piece of this fabric.
  • Oiled

    lubricated or smeared with or as if with oil., slang . drunk; intoxicated.
  • Oiler

    a person or thing that oils., a worker employed to oil machinery., any of several devices, other than pressure devices, for feeding lubricating oil to...
  • Oiliness

    smeared or covered with oil; greasy, of the nature of, consisting of, or resembling oil., of or pertaining to oil., full of or containing oil., smooth...
  • Oilman

    a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry., a person who retails or delivers oil, esp. fuel oil for furnaces.
  • Oilskin

    a cotton fabric made waterproof by treatment with oil and used for rain gear and fishermen's clothing., a piece of this., often, oilskins, a garment made...
  • Oily

    smeared or covered with oil; greasy, of the nature of, consisting of, or resembling oil., of or pertaining to oil., full of or containing oil., smooth...
  • Ointment

    a soft, unctuous preparation, often medicated, for application to the skin; unguent., noun, balm , cerate , demulcent , dressing , embrocation , emollient...
  • Ok

    noun, verb, adverb, adjective, allowance , approbation , approval , authorization , consent , endorsement , leave , license , permit , sanction , acquiescence...
  • Okapi

    an african mammal, okapia johnstoni, closely related to and resembling the giraffe, but smaller and with a much shorter neck.
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