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What (who) is oil - definition

WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
OIL; OiL; OIL (disambiguation)

OIL         
  • A bottle of [[olive oil]] used in food
  • Synthetic motor oil
VISCOUS WATER-INSOLUBLE LIQUID
Oils; Oil (liquid); Oily; Wine production in Texas; Texas (wine); Fixed oils; ATC code A06AG06; ATCvet code QA06AG06; 🝆; Heat transfer oil; Heat-transfer oil; Thermal oil; Diathermal oil; Oil solution
1. ["The Architecture of the FAIM-1 Symbolic Multiprocessing System", A. Davis et al, 9th Intl Joint Conf in Artif Intell, 1985, pp.32-38]. 2. Operator Identification Language. Used for overloading resolution by the Eli compiler-writing system.
Oil         
  • A bottle of [[olive oil]] used in food
  • Synthetic motor oil
VISCOUS WATER-INSOLUBLE LIQUID
Oils; Oil (liquid); Oily; Wine production in Texas; Texas (wine); Fixed oils; ATC code A06AG06; ATCvet code QA06AG06; 🝆; Heat transfer oil; Heat-transfer oil; Thermal oil; Diathermal oil; Oil solution
·vt To smear or rub over with oil; to lubricate with oil; to anoint with oil.
II. Oil ·noun Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale oil, rock oil, ·etc. They are of animal, vegetable, or mineral origin and of varied composition, and they are variously used for food, for solvents, for anointing, lubrication, illumination, ·etc. By extension, any substance of an oily consistency; as, oil of vitriol.
oil         
  • A bottle of [[olive oil]] used in food
  • Synthetic motor oil
VISCOUS WATER-INSOLUBLE LIQUID
Oils; Oil (liquid); Oily; Wine production in Texas; Texas (wine); Fixed oils; ATC code A06AG06; ATCvet code QA06AG06; 🝆; Heat transfer oil; Heat-transfer oil; Thermal oil; Diathermal oil; Oil solution
(oils, oiling, oiled)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
Oil is a smooth, thick liquid that is used as a fuel and for making the parts of machines move smoothly. Oil is found underground.
The company buys and sells about 600,000 barrels of oil a day.
...the rapid rise in prices for oil and petrol.
...a small oil lamp.
N-MASS
2.
If you oil something, you put oil onto or into it, for example to make it work smoothly or to protect it.
A crew of assistants oiled and adjusted the release mechanism until it worked perfectly...
VERB: V n
3.
Oil is a smooth, thick liquid made from plants and is often used for cooking.
Combine the beans, chopped mint and olive oil in a large bowl...
N-MASS: usu n N
4.
Oil is a smooth, thick liquid, often with a pleasant smell, that you rub into your skin or add to your bath.
Try a hot bath with some relaxing bath oil...
N-MASS: usu supp N
5.
Oils are oil paintings
.
Her colourful oils and works on paper have a naive, dreamlike quality.
N-COUNT: usu pl
6.
When an artist paints in oils, he or she uses oil paints.
When she paints in oils she always uses the same range of colours.
N-PLURAL
7.
8.
If someone or something oils the wheels of a process or system, they help things to run smoothly and successfully.
On all such occasions, the king stands in the wings, oiling the wheels of diplomacy.
PHRASE: V inflects
9.
to burn the midnight oil: see midnight

Wikipedia

Oil (disambiguation)

Oil is any of a number of nonpolar, hydrophobic, and viscous liquids.

Oil also often refers to:

  • Cooking oil, any liquid fat used in food preparation
  • Lubricant, a substance that reduces friction between surfaces
    • Lubrication, using a lubricant to reduce friction
    • Motor oil, any lubricant used in internal combustion engines
  • Petroleum (crude oil), naturally occurring liquid found beneath the Earth's surface, or a derived product:
    • Fuel oil, liquid fuel burned for heat or power
    • Heating oil, liquid fuel
Examples of use of oil
1. Oil producers could expect to get 10 percent of Harweel‘s oil without enhanced oil recovery.
2. The resentment fuels armed conflicts, sabotage of oil installations, kidnappings of oil workers and oil theft.
3. Oil tax Oil companies North Sea oil supplementary charge doubled to 20 per cent.
4. Their resentment fuels armed conflicts, sabotage of oil installations, kidnappings of oil workers and oil theft.
5. Safar said that corn oil, sunflower oil, canola oil and olive oil are healthier than butter, which increases cholesterol and leads to heart diseases.