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   oil

   /ɔɪl/

   noun

   • 1. a viscous liquid derived from petroleum, especially for use as a fuel or lubricant.
   • ▪ petroleum: "400 birds were coated with oil which spilled out from an opened valve"
   • ▪ any of various viscous liquids which are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents and are obtained from animals or plants: "potatoes fried in vegetable oil"
   • ▪ a liquid preparation used on the hair or skin as a cosmetic: "suntan oil"
   • ▪ any of a group of natural esters of glycerol and various fatty acids, which are liquid at room temperature.
   • 2. oil paint: "a portrait in oils"
   • ▪ an oil painting: "a dark discoloured oil of an elderly cleric"
   • 3. information or facts: informal Australian, New Zealand "Young had some good oil on the Adelaide races"

   verb

   • 1. lubricate, coat, or impregnate with oil: "I'll oil that gate for you tomorrow"
   • 2. supply with oil as fuel: "attempts should not be made to oil individual tanks too rapidly"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Northern French olie, Old French oile, from Latin oleum ‘(olive) oil’; compare with olea ‘olive’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. oilless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 3

   • O

     1

   • I

     1

   • L

     1

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