oil | (noun) oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist | Synonyms: oil color, oil colour |
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(noun) any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants | Synonyms: vegetable oil |
(noun) a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water | - |
(noun) a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons | Synonyms: crude, crude oil, fossil oil, petroleum, rock oil |
oilbird | (noun) nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter | Synonyms: guacharo, Steatornis caripensis |
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oilcan | (noun) a can with a long nozzle to apply oil to machinery | - |
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oilcloth | (noun) cloth treated on one side with a drying oil or synthetic resin | - |
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oiler | (noun) a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk | Synonyms: oil tanker, tank ship, tanker |
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(noun) a well that yields or has yielded oil | Synonyms: oil well |
(noun) a worker who oils engines or machinery | - |
oilfield | (noun) a region rich in petroleum deposits (especially one with producing oil wells) | - |
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oilfish | (noun) very large deep-water snake mackerel | Synonyms: Ruvettus pretiosus |
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oiliness | (noun) consisting of or covered with oil | Synonyms: greasiness, oleaginousness |
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(noun) smug self-serving earnestness | Synonyms: fulsomeness, oleaginousness, smarminess, unction, unctuousness |
oilman | (noun) a worker who produces or sells petroleum | - |
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(noun) a person who owns or operates oil wells | - |
oilpaper | (noun) paper that has been made translucent and waterproof by soaking in oil | - |
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oilrig | (noun) rig used in drilling for oil or gas | Synonyms: drill rig, drilling rig, oil rig |
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oilseed | (noun) any of several seeds that yield oil | Synonyms: oil-rich seed |
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oilskin | (noun) a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof | Synonyms: slicker |
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oilstone | (noun) a whetstone for use with oil | - |
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oilstove | (noun) heater that burns oil (as kerosine) for heating or cooking | Synonyms: kerosene heater, kerosine heater, oil heater |
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