Noun
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any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants
- vegetable oil -
a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
- crude oil - rock oil - fossil oil -
oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist
- oil color - oil colour -
a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
Verb
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administer an oil or ointment to
often in a religious ceremony of blessing
- inunct -
cover with oil, as if by rubbing
"oil the wooden surface"