Oil Definition
oil
See also oïl, and òil
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English
Wikipedia has an article on: OilAlternative forms
- oyl (obsolete)
Etymology
Middle English oile (“olive oil”), from Anglo-Norman olie, from Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”) , from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (elaion, “olive tree”), from ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”). More at olive. Supplanted Old English æle, also from Latin.
Pronunciation
- enPR: oil, IPA: /ɔɪl/, SAMPA: /OIl/
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- Rhymes: -ɔɪl
Noun
oil (plural oils)
- Liquid fat.
- Petroleum-based liquid used as fuel or lubricant.
- An oil painting.
- 1973, John Ulric Nef, Search for meaning: the autobiography of a nonconformist (page 89)
- Yet, in another way, I was unable to put Picasso's oils in the same class as Cezanne's, or even (which will no doubt shock many readers) as Renoir's.
- 1973, John Ulric Nef, Search for meaning: the autobiography of a nonconformist (page 89)
Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun oil
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Verb
oil (third-person singular simple present oils, present participle oiling, simple past and past participle oiled)
- (transitive) to lubricate with oil
- 1900, L. Frank Baum , The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23
- Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
- 1900, L. Frank Baum , The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23
- (transitive) to grease with oil for cooking
Translations
lubricate with oil
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Anagrams
Anglo-Norman
Noun
oil m. (oblique plural ialz, nominative singular ialz, nominative plural oil)
- eye (anatomy)
Irish
Verb
oil
- to educate
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