noun
- A slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water.
- Oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist.
- synonyms: oil color, oil colour
- A dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.
- synonyms: petroleum, crude oil, crude, rock oil, fossil oil
- Any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants.
- synonyms: vegetable oil
verb
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