Definition of Oil

1. Verb. Cover with oil, as if by rubbing. "Oil the wooden surface"

Generic synonyms: Cover
Derivative terms: Oiler

2. Noun. A slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water.
Specialized synonyms: Sassafras Oil, Calamus Oil, Mustard Oil, Colza Oil, Rape Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Safflower Oil, Hydnocarpus Oil, Babacu Oil, Babassu Oil, Cohune Fat, Cohune Oil, Cohune-nut Oil, Almond Oil, Expressed Almond Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, Hedeoma Oil, Pennyroyal Oil, Hyssop Oil, Spike Lavender Oil, Spike Oil, Pennyroyal Oil, Croton Oil, Fuel Oil, Heating Oil, Animal Oil, Camphor Oil, Grease, Lubricating Oil, Essential Oil, Volatile Oil, Mineral Oil, Motor Oil, Fatty Oil, Fixed Oil, Fusel Oil, Stand Oil, Neroli Oil, Tall Oil, Crude, Crude Oil, Fossil Oil, Petroleum, Rock Oil, Shale Oil, Flaxseed Oil, Linseed Oil, Chinese Wood Oil, Tung Oil, Chaulmoogra Oil, Lemon Grass, Lemongrass, Lemongrass Oil
Generic synonyms: Lipid, Lipide, Lipoid
Derivative terms: Oiler, Oiler, Oiler, Oily

3. Verb. Administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing.
Exact synonyms: Anele, Anoint, Embrocate, Inunct
Generic synonyms: Bless
Derivative terms: Anointer, Anointment, Embrocation, Inunction

4. Noun. Oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist.
Exact synonyms: Oil Color, Oil Colour
Generic synonyms: Oil Paint

5. Noun. A dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.
Exact synonyms: Crude, Crude Oil, Fossil Oil, Petroleum, Rock Oil
Terms within: Atomic Number 6, C, Carbon
Generic synonyms: Fossil Fuel
Specialized synonyms: Resid, Residual Oil

6. Noun. Any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants.
Exact synonyms: Vegetable Oil
Generic synonyms: Edible Fat
Substance meronyms: Margarin, Margarine, Marge, Oleo, Oleomargarine
Specialized synonyms: Cooking Oil, Sweet Oil, Canola, Canola Oil, Coconut Oil, Copra Oil, Corn Oil, Cottonseed Oil, Olive Oil, Palm Oil, Groundnut Oil, Peanut Oil, Salad Oil, Safflower Oil, Sesame Oil, Soyabean Oil, Soybean Oil, Sunflower Oil, Sunflower-seed Oil, Walnut Oil, Madia Oil, Drying Oil
Derivative terms: Oily

Definition of Oil

1. n. Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale oil, rock oil, etc. They are of animal, vegetable, or mineral origin and of varied composition, and they are variously used for food, for solvents, for anointing, lubrication, illumination, etc. By extension, any substance of an oily consistency; as, oil of vitriol.

2. v. t. To smear or rub over with oil; to lubricate with oil; to anoint with oil.

Definition of Oil

1. Noun. Liquid fat. ¹

2. Noun. Petroleum-based liquid used as fuel or lubricant. ¹

3. Noun. An oil painting. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) to lubricate with oil ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) to grease with oil for cooking ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Oil

1. to supply with oil (a greasy liquid used for lubrication, fuel, or illumination) [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Oil

1. A triglyceride that is liquid at room temperature. Compare: fat. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oil

oibara
oibaras
oichomage
oidia
oidioid
oidiomycin
oidium
oik
oikish
oikist
oikists
oikocrysts
oiks
oikumene
oikumenes
oil (current term)
oil-bearing
oil-canning
oil-fired
oil-hardened steel
oil-industry analyst
oil-water interface
oil bath
oil beetle
oil burner
oil burners
oil business
oil cake
oil cartel
oil change

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