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oil

US/ɔɪl/ common
noun (3) verb (2)

noun

1.
2.

oil paint used by an artist

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3.

any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants

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verb

1.

cover with oil, as if by rubbing

  • “oil the wooden surface”
2.

Origin

From Middle English oyle, oile (“olive oil”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman olie, from Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”), from ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”). Compare Proto-Slavic *lojь. More at olive. Doublet of oleum. Supplanted Middle English ele (“oil”), from Old English ele (“oil”), also from Latin.

Phrases

  • abrasin oil
  • absinthe oil
  • add oil
  • almond oil
  • Athabasca oil sands
  • avocado oil
  • baby oil
  • banana oil
  • squeaky wheels get oiled

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