oil

Definition

Examples

The machine needs fresh oil every month to keep running smoothly.

Word Family

Synonyms

• petroleuma dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
• fuela substance that can be consumed to produce energy
• lubricanta substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery

Collocations

• Easy cooking oil
  to cooking oil, meaning to prepare a hot meal
• Medium benchmark crude oil market prices
  describing benchmark crude oil market prices (a standard by which something can be measured or judged)
• Hard offshore oil exploration concession concessions
  describing offshore oil exploration concession concessions ((of winds) coming from the land)
• Very Hard pour oil on troubled waters during hostile talks
  to pour oil on troubled waters during hostile talks, meaning to cause to run