oil
English Thesaurus
1. oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | oil paint, |
| definition | : | paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle (noun.artifact) |
2. any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants (noun.food)
| hypernym | : | edible fat, |
| definition | : | oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of fatty tissue in animals and in seeds and other plant tissue (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | cooking oil, |
| definition | : | any of numerous vegetable oils used in cooking (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | sweet oil, |
| definition | : | mild vegetable oil when used as food; especially olive or edible rape oil (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | canola, canola oil, |
| definition | : | vegetable oil made from rapeseed; it is high in monounsaturated fatty acids (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | corn oil, |
| definition | : | oil from the germs of corn grains (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | cottonseed oil, |
| definition | : | edible oil pressed from cottonseeds (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | olive oil, |
| definition | : | oil from olives (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | palm oil, |
| definition | : | oil from nuts of oil palms especially the African oil palm (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | salad oil, |
| definition | : | any of several edible vegetable oils that can be used in salad dressings (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | safflower oil, |
| definition | : | oil from seeds of the safflower plant (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | sesame oil, |
| definition | : | oil obtained from sesame seeds (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | walnut oil, |
| definition | : | oil from walnuts (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | madia oil, |
| definition | : | used as a substitute for olive oil (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | drying oil, |
| definition | : | an oil that hardens in air due to oxidation and is often used as a paint or varnish base (noun.substance) |
3. a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | lipid, lipide, lipoid, |
| definition | : | an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates) (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | sassafras oil, |
| definition | : | oil from root bark of sassafras trees; used in perfumery and as a disinfectant (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | calamus oil, |
| definition | : | carcinogenic oil from calamus root used as a perfume (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | mustard oil, |
| definition | : | oil obtained from mustard seeds and used in making soap (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | colza oil, rape oil, rapeseed oil, |
| definition | : | edible light yellow to brown oil from rapeseed used also as a lubricant or illuminant (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | safflower oil, |
| definition | : | oil from safflower seeds used as food as well as in medicines and paints (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | hydnocarpus oil, |
| definition | : | oil from seeds of trees of the genus Hydnocarpus especially Hydnocarpus wightiana (Hydnocarpus laurifolia) (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | babacu oil, babassu oil, |
| definition | : | fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | hyssop oil, |
| definition | : | used chiefly in liqueurs (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | spike lavender oil, spike oil, |
| definition | : | pale yellow essential oil obtained from spike lavender used in scenting soaps and cosmetics (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | pennyroyal oil, |
| definition | : | oil from European pennyroyal having an odor like mint; used chiefly in soaps (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | croton oil, |
| definition | : | viscid acrid brownish-yellow oil from the seeds of Croton tiglium having a violent cathartic action (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | animal oil, |
| definition | : | any oil obtained from animal substances (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | camphor oil, |
| definition | : | oil distilled from camphor resin (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | grease, lubricating oil, |
| definition | : | a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery) (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | essential oil, volatile oil, |
| definition | : | an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | mineral oil, |
| definition | : | a distillate of petroleum (especially one used medicinally as a laxative or stool softener) (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | motor oil, |
| definition | : | oil used to lubricate the moving parts of a motor (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | fusel oil, |
| definition | : | a mixture of amyl alcohols and propanol and butanol formed from distillation of fermented liquors (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | stand oil, |
| definition | : | a thick oil comprised of linseed, tung, or soya oils which have been heated to over 300 C (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | neroli oil, |
| definition | : | an odoriferous yellow oil found in orange flowers and used in perfumery and as a flavoring (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | tall oil, |
| definition | : | an oil derived from wood pulp and used in making soaps or lubricants (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | shale oil, |
| definition | : | oil extracted from oil shale by heating (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | flaxseed oil, linseed oil, |
| definition | : | a drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making such things as oil paints (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | chaulmoogra oil, |
| definition | : | an oil from chaulmoogra trees; used in treatment of skin diseases and leprosy (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | lemon grass, lemongrass, lemongrass oil, |
| definition | : | an aromatic oil that smells like lemon and is widely used in Asian cooking and in perfumes and medicines (noun.substance) |
4. a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | fossil fuel, |
| definition | : | fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content (noun.substance) |
| hypernym | : | oil, |
| definition | : | a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | resid, residual oil, |
| definition | : | oil products that remain after petroleum has been distilled (noun.substance) |
| substance holonym | : | atomic number 6, c, carbon, |
| definition | : | an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds (noun.substance) |
5. administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | bless, |
| definition | : | give a benediction to (verb.communication) |
6. cover with oil, as if by rubbing (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | cover, |
| definition | : | provide with a covering or cause to be covered (verb.contact) |
7. any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants (noun.food)
8. a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | oil well, oiler, |
| definition | : | a well that yields or has yielded oil (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | oiler, |
| definition | : | a worker who oils engines or machinery (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | anele, anoint, embrocate, inunct, oil, |
| definition | : | administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | oil, |
| definition | : | cover with oil, as if by rubbing (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | oily, |
| definition | : | coated or covered with oil (adj.all) |
9. administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing (verb.body)
| derivation | : | anointing, anointment, |
| definition | : | the act of applying oil or an oily liquid (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | inunction, unction, |
| definition | : | anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | embrocation, liniment, |
| definition | : | a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | anointer, |
| definition | : | one who anoints as a religious ceremony (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | oil, |
| definition | : | a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water (noun.substance) |
10. cover with oil, as if by rubbing (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | oiler, |
| definition | : | a worker who oils engines or machinery (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | oil, |
| definition | : | a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water (noun.substance) |
11. any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants (noun.food)
12. a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | oil well, oiler, |
| definition | : | a well that yields or has yielded oil (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | oiler, |
| definition | : | a worker who oils engines or machinery (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | anele, anoint, embrocate, inunct, oil, |
| definition | : | administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | oil, |
| definition | : | cover with oil, as if by rubbing (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | oily, |
| definition | : | coated or covered with oil (adj.all) |
13. administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing (verb.body)
| derivation | : | anointing, anointment, |
| definition | : | the act of applying oil or an oily liquid (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | inunction, unction, |
| definition | : | anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | embrocation, liniment, |
| definition | : | a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | anointer, |
| definition | : | one who anoints as a religious ceremony (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | oil, |
| definition | : | a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water (noun.substance) |
14. cover with oil, as if by rubbing (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | oiler, |
| definition | : | a worker who oils engines or machinery (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | oil, |
| definition | : | a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water (noun.substance) |
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