Results for oil

Definitions of oil:

part of speech: verb transitive

To smear or anoint with oil.

part of speech: noun

Oiler, Oiliness.

part of speech: verb

To smear or rub over with oil.

part of speech: verb transitive

To lubricate with oil.

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:

• 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