Results for oil
Definitions of oil:
part of speech: verb transitive
part of speech: noun
Oiler, Oiliness.
part of speech: verb
To smear or rub over with oil.
part of speech: verb transitive
part of speech: noun
The juice from the fruit of the olive- tree: any greasy liquid.
part of speech: noun
A highly inflammable fatty liquid expressed or obtained from various animals, from many vegetable substances, and as a natural product from the earth.
part of speech: noun
An inflammable fatty liquid, insoluble in water, but soluble in ther, obtained from various animal and vegetable substances; a greenish- brown liquid found in rock or other mineral substance, and very inflammable: called also petroleum.
Usage examples for oil:
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A little o' the palm oil helped, but wi' them things around me I thought sure I was crazy.
"The Blind Lion of the Congo", Elliott Whitney -
In their place were large oil pictures against the walls, hung, and leaning back, resting on the floor.
"The Story of Antony Grace", George Manville Fenn -
That will pour oil on the flames, and they must blaze up high; I'd stake both my hands on it, much as I need them.
"The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers", Georg Ebers