oil

oil is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• enPR: oil
• IPA: /ɔɪl/
• SAMPA: /OIl/
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Noun

Singular oil

Plural oils

1. (uncountable) A black liquid burned to create heat.

   They found oil in their backyard.

2. (uncountable) A clear liquid used for cooking and in machines to make them run well.

   Cook the potatoes in oil.

Synonyms

• (black liquid) petroleum
• (clear liquid) grease

Related words and phrases

• castor oil
• cooking oil
• crude oil
• motor oil
• oilcan
• oilskin
• oily
• olive oil

Verb

Plain form oil

Third-person singular oils

Past tense oiled

Past participle oiled

Present participle oiling

1. To put clear oil on a machine to make it run well.

   She oiled the parts of the gun.

Synonyms

• grease
• lubricate

Related words

• oiler