Oil — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water

oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɔɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɔɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɔɪl/

1 syllable Say it as /ˈɔɪl/.

Examples

oil the wooden surface

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

crude oil embrocate anele petroleum anoint inunct crude rock oil vegetable oil fossil oil oil colour oil color

Parts of Speech

noun	a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
noun	oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist
noun	a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
noun	any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants
verb	cover with oil, as if by rubbing “oil the wooden surface”
verb	administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

Word Forms

oily	adjective	coated or covered with oil
oiler	noun	a worker who oils engines or machinery
oil	verb	administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
oil	noun	a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
anointment	noun	the act of applying oil or an oily liquid
anointer	noun	one who anoints as a religious ceremony
inunction	noun	anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
embrocation	noun	a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Öl

eine rutschige oder viskose Flüssigkeit oder verflüssigbare Substanz, die nicht mit Wasser mischbar ist

🇫🇷French

huile

un liquide glissant ou visqueux ou une substance liquéfiable non miscible à l'eau

🇪🇸Spanish

aceite

un líquido resbaladizo o viscoso o una sustancia licuable no miscible con agua

🇮🇹Italian

olio

un liquido scivoloso o viscoso o una sostanza liquefacibile non miscibile con l'acqua

🇳🇱Dutch

olie

een gladde of stroperige vloeistof of vloeibaar te maken substantie die niet mengbaar is met water

🇵🇹Portuguese

óleo

um líquido escorregadio ou viscoso ou uma substância liquefazível não miscível com água

🇷🇺Russian

масло

скользкая или вязкая жидкость или сжижающееся вещество, не смешивающееся с водой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तेल

एक फिसलनदार या चिपचिपा तरल या तरल पदार्थ जो पानी के साथ मिश्रित न हो

🇧🇩Bengali

তেল

একটি পিচ্ছিল বা সান্দ্র তরল বা তরল পদার্থ যা জলের সাথে মিশে যায় না

🇮🇳Tamil

எண்ணெய்

ஒரு வழுக்கும் அல்லது பிசுபிசுப்பான திரவம் அல்லது திரவமாக்கும் பொருள் தண்ணீருடன் கலக்காது

🇮🇳Telugu

నూనె

ఒక జారే లేదా జిగట ద్రవం లేదా ద్రవీకరించదగిన పదార్థం నీటితో కలపబడదు

🇮🇳Marathi

तेल

निसरडा किंवा चिकट द्रव किंवा द्रवपदार्थ पाण्याने मिसळता येत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

તેલ

એક લપસણો અથવા ચીકણું પ્રવાહી અથવા પ્રવાહી પદાર્થ જે પાણી સાથે મિશ્રિત નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೈಲ

ಒಂದು ಜಾರು ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧತೆಯ ದ್ರವ ಅಥವಾ ದ್ರವೀಕರಿಸಬಹುದಾದ ವಸ್ತುವು ನೀರಿನಿಂದ ಬೆರೆಯುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എണ്ണ

ഒരു സ്ലിപ്പറി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിസ്കോസ് ലിക്വിഡ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ദ്രവീകരിക്കാവുന്ന പദാർത്ഥം വെള്ളത്തിൽ ലയിക്കില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੇਲ

ਇੱਕ ਤਿਲਕਣ ਜਾਂ ਲੇਸਦਾਰ ਤਰਲ ਜਾਂ ਤਰਲ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਜੋ ਪਾਣੀ ਨਾਲ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تیل

ایک پھسلنا یا چپچپا مائع یا مائع کرنے والا مادہ جو پانی سے ملایا نہیں جا سکتا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

油

不与水混溶的光滑或粘稠液体或可液化物质

🇯🇵Japanese

油

滑りやすい、または粘稠な液体、または水と混和しない液化可能な物質

🇰🇷Korean

기름

미끄럽거나 점성이 있는 액체 또는 물과 섞이지 않는 액화성 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dầu

chất lỏng trơn hoặc nhớt hoặc chất hóa lỏng không thể trộn với nước

🇹🇭Thai

น้ำมัน

ของเหลวลื่นหรือหนืดหรือสารเหลวที่ไม่สามารถผสมกับน้ำได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

minyak

cairan licin atau kental atau zat cair yang tidak dapat bercampur dengan air

🇵🇭Filipino

langis

isang madulas o malapot na likido o nalulusaw na substance na hindi nahahalo sa tubig

🇲🇾Malay

minyak

cecair licin atau likat atau bahan cair yang tidak larut dengan air

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زيت

سائل زلق أو لزج أو مادة قابلة للتسييل لا تمتزج بالماء

🇮🇷Persian

روغن

یک مایع لغزنده یا چسبناک یا ماده مایع قابل اختلاط با آب

🇹🇷Turkish

yağ

kaygan veya viskoz bir sıvı veya sıvılaşabilir, suyla karışmayan bir madde

🇮🇱Hebrew

שֶׁמֶן

נוזל חלקלק או צמיג או חומר נוזלי שאינו ניתן לערבב עם מים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'oil'?

The primary meaning of 'oil' is 'a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'oil' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'oil' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'oil' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'oil' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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