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oil

(/Oi/l )

a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water(noun.substance)

source: wordnet30
oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
oil color, oil colour

source: wordnet30
a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons(noun.substance)

Synonym:
crude, crude oil, fossil oil, petroleum, rock oil

source: wordnet30
any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants(noun.food)

Synonym:
vegetable oil

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913

cover with oil, as if by rubbing(verb.contact)

Example:
Oil the wooden surface.

source: wordnet30
administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing(verb.body)

Synonym:
anele, anoint, embrocate, inunct

source: wordnet30
To smear or rub over with oil; to lubricate with oil; to anoint with oil.(verb)

source: webster1913

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