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| 1. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water | |
| Related terms: | lipid grease mineral_oil chaulmoogra_oil calamus_oil hyssop_oil safflower_oil pennyroyal_oil spike_lavender_oil hydnocarpus_oil sassafras_oil pennyroyal_oil croton_oil babassu_oil almond_oil fuel_oil essential_oil tung_oil animal_oil motor_oil fixed_oil fusel_oil stand_oil neroli_oil tall_oil petroleum shale_oil linseed_oil cohune-nut_oil rape_oil camphor_oil anoint | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (color) oil paint used by an artist | |
| Synonyms: | oil_color | |
| Related terms: | oil_paint | |
| 3. | [ verb ] cover with oil, as if by rubbing | |
| Examples: | "oil the wooden surface" |
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| Related terms: | cover | |
| 4. | [ verb ] make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant | |
| Synonyms: | lube lubricate | |
| Examples: | "lubricate the key" |
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| Related terms: | change adjust lubrication | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (chemistry,food) any of a group of oils that are obtained from plants | |
| Synonyms: | vegetable_oil | |
| Related terms: | edible_fat sweet_oil olive_oil coconut_oil corn_oil soybean_oil walnut_oil palm_oil peanut_oil salad_oil safflower_oil sesame_oil sunflower_oil cottonseed_oil cooking_oil canola_oil madia_oil drying_oil margarine | |
| 6. | [ verb ] (religion) administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing | |
| Synonyms: | anele ambrocate embrocate inunct anoint | |
| Related terms: | bless liniment anointer anointing | |
| Similar spelling: |
oily |
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