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Another word for oil

Noun

  1. Excessive, ingratiating praise

    2. Idioms:
    See also:

    praise

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Another word for oil

Noun

  1. Liquid, greasy substance

    2. See also:

    grease

    fat

  2. Liquid substance used for power or illumination

    3. See also:

    petroleum

    fuel

Another word for oil

Verb
    2. See also:

    grease

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Sentence Examples

  • The warm farmhouse smelled of gun oil and breakfast.

  • Bacteria can process toxic wastes and oil spills into harmless biodegradable materials.

  • But it sure made you burn the night oil to keep up the grades.

  • It is a colourless oil, which boils at 247° C. (745 mm.), and when pure is almost odourless.

  • There are considerable forests of oil palms, rubber trees and vines, and timber and dyewood trees.

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