oil

Words with a similar base: crude_oil, fossil_oil, oil, oil_color, oil_colour, rock_oil, vegetable_oil

'oil'

[oil.n.01] as in: a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water

'oil'

[oil.n.02] as in: oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist

'oil'

[petroleum.n.01] as in: a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

'oil'

[vegetable_oil.n.01] as in: any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants

'oil'

[oil.v.01] as in: cover with oil, as if by rubbing

Examples:
oil the wooden surface

'oil'

[anoint.v.02] as in: administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

Origins

					oil (English)
└── oile (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── olie (Anglo-Norman)
        └── oleum (Latin)
            ├── olea (Latin)
            └── ἔλαιον (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
                └── ἐλαία (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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