| Main Entry: | oil |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lubricate |
Synonyms: |
anoint, coat, grease, lard, lube, pomade, slick, smear |
Antonyms: |
dry |
| Concept: | Oil. |
| Category: | 3. IMPERFECT FLUIDS |
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-nouns
oil, fat, butter, cream, grease, tallow, suet, lard, dripping exunge, blubber; glycerin, stearin, elaine, oleagine; soap; soft soap, wax, cerement; paraffin, spermaceti, adipocere; petroleum, mineral, mineral rock, mineral crystal, mineral oil; vegetable oil, colza oil, olive oil, salad oil, linseed oil, cottonseed oil, soybean oil, nut oil; animal oil, neat's foot oil, train oil; ointment, unguent, liniment; aceite, amole, Barbados tar; fusel oil, grain oil, rape oil, seneca oil; hydrate of amyl, ghee; heating oil, distillate, residual oils, kerosene, jet fuel, gasoline, naphtha; stearin; essential oils.
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