oil
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- noun
- /ɔɪl/
- You know, I took so much fish oil when I was pregnant with you to protect your brain cells.
- vegetable oil
- olive oil
- canola oil
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- The first one is good oils, not bad oils.
- So we are eating a lot of seed oils now in our diet.
- But I doubt the seed oils are what's making people fat.
- I invest in avocado farms, provide food, oil, gold, silver.
- Things like basic herbs, herbs, oils, sauces, pots, pans, tools.
Examples
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Each year, Iran's oil fields produce 500,000 barrels per day less oil, according to Iran's oil minister.
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Heat another tablespoon of vegetable oil in the wok and add the meat and mushrooms.
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I like this oil for my ends.
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One year's supply of cooking oil?
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On this island, there is no bread, no wine, no olive oil, no tools, and no clothing.
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If you eat too much food fried in oil, you'll get fat.
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Tomatoes brushed with local olive oil, garlic and coriander.
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In smaller villages, home remedies, such as vegetable oil or vinegar, are often popular, though ineffective.
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If you eat too much food fried in oil, you'll get fat.
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Add 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, and when it's hot, add the mushrooms.
Synonyms
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A liquid made by pressing olives used for cooking and salads
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An oil made from plants that you use for cooking
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An edible oil from inside coconuts used for cooking and skin care
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Oil from plants or seeds used to cook food
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A light cooking oil that comes from rapeseed and has a mild taste
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An oil from sesame seeds that people use to add flavor to food
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An oil from peanuts used for cooking and making soap
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A pale yellow vegetable oil made from corn kernels used for cooking
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A pale yellow oil made from almonds used for cooking and skin care
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A light yellow oil from soybeans that people use for cooking
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Oil made from sunflower seeds used for cooking and food
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An oil from flax seeds used as food and in paints or varnishes
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A light vegetable oil used for salad dressing and cooking
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A yellowish liquid from mustard seeds that people use for cooking and massage
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A light yellow oil from the rapeseed plant used for cooking and as fuel or to oil machines
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A light pale oil from safflower seeds people use for cooking and sometimes in paints or medicine
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A mild vegetable oil like olive oil that you use for cooking and skin care
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An edible oil that comes from cotton seeds and is used for cooking
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A pale yellow liquid used for cooking and salads that comes from sunflower seeds
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A light yellow oil from rapeseed used for cooking and to help machines run
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Oils and other foods from animals or plants that people eat and use for cooking
Idioms
- Informal
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To say or do something to calm a tense situation between people
Compounds
- Literature
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Large companies in the oil industry that have much money and political power
- Offensive
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A person who tricks people by offering fake medicines or useless products
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A pale yellow oil from castor seeds that people use to treat constipation and to make paints and varnishes
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A clear oily liquid made from oil under the ground used on skin, machines, or to treat constipation
- Specialized
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A machine that moves oil to engine parts to cool them and make them move smoothly
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A strong oil from the peppermint plant used to add flavour and help with digestion
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A group of countries or companies that work together to control oil production and prices
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Oil from the livers of cod and similar fish that people take to get vitamins A and D
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An oil with a strong smell from eucalyptus leaves that eases colds and helps clean things
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An oil from a small plant that smells strong and flavors foods and soothes pain
How Healthy
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Oil comes from the Latin oleum and Greek elaion, which mean 'olive'. Since olive oil was the first and most common cooking oil, the word grew to mean plant fats like olive or sunflower oil that we use in food today.