Meaning of oil | Babel Free

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1. Abbreviation of oxygen-iodine laser.
   abbreviation, alt-of
2. A surname from Indonesian
   countable, uncountable
3. Liquid fat.
   countable, uncountable
4. Liquid fat
5. Petroleum-based liquid used as fuel or lubricant.
   countable, uncountable
6. A township in Perry County, Indiana, United States, named after Oil Creek (Ohio River tributary).
   countable, uncountable
7. To lubricate, supply, cover, or polish with oil.
8. Petroleum-based liquid used as fuel or lubricant
9. Petroleum.
   countable, uncountable
10. Excessive, ingratiating praise:adulation, blandishment, blarney, flattery, incense, slaver.
11. Petroleum
12. An oil painting.
    countable
13. a usually thick liquid that will not mix with water, obtained from plants, animals and minerals. olive oil; whale oil; vegetable oil; cooking oil; He put some oil on the hinges of the door; The car's engine is in need of oil. olie زَيْت масло óleo olej das Öl olie; -olie λάδι, πετρέλαιοaceite; petróleo õli, nafta روغن öljy huileשמן तेल ulje olaj minyak olía olio 油 기름 aliejus, alyva, nafta eļļa minyak olieoljeoliwa, olej غوړ óleo ulei масло olej olje ulje olja น้ำมัน yağ 油 олія; нафта تيل، روغ...
    usually
14. An oil painting
15. Oil paint
16. Oil paint.
    countable, uncountable
17. to put oil on or into. The machine will work better if it's oiled. olie يُزَيِّت смазвам lubrificar naolejovat ölen smøre λαδώνω, βάζω λάδι σε κτ. engrasar, lubricar õlitama روغن زدن öljytä graisser לְשָׁמֵן तेल लगाना podmazati (meg)olajoz meminyaki smyrja, olíubera oliare, ingrassare 油をぬる 기름을 바르다 (pa)tepti (alyva) []eļļot menyapu minyak oliënolje, smøre (na)oliwić غوړ وهل olear a unge cu ulei пропитывать маслом naolejovať naoljiti podmazati olja, smörja หยอดน้ำมัน yağlamak 加油 змазувати تيل ڈ...
18. oil paint. He paints in oils. olieverf دِهان زَيْت маслени бои tinta a óleo olejomalba die Ölfarbe oliefarve λαδομπογιά óleo õlivärvid رنگ روغنی öljyväri huile צִבְעֵי שֶׁמֶן तैलचित्र uljana boja olajfesték cat minyak olíumálning olio 油絵 유화, 용제 aliejiniai dažai eļļas krāsas cat minyak olieverfoljefargerolej روغنى رنګ óleo ulei(uri) масло, масляные краски olejomaľba oljnate barve uljane boje olja, oljefärger สีน้ำมัน yağlı boya 油畫顏料 олійна фарба, олія روغن کا پينٹ tranh sơn dầu 油画颜料
19. a place where mineral oil is found. There are oilfields in the North Sea. petroleumveld, olieveld حَقْل نَفْط нефтено находище campo petrolífero ropné pole das Ölfeld oliefelt πετρελαιοφόρα περιοχή yacimiento petrolifero naftaväli حوزه نفتی öljykenttä gisement pétrolifère שְׂדֵה-נֶפט तेल-क्षेत्र nalazište nafte olajmező ladang minyak olíusvæði giacimento petrolifero 油田 유전 naftos telkinys naftas atradnes medan minyak olieveldoljefelt pole naftowe د تيلو ځاى jazida de petróleo zăcă­mânt petroli...
20. paint made with oil. Some artists prefer to use oil paint(s). olieverf دهان زَيْت маслена боя tinta a óleo olejomalba die Ölfarbe oliefarve ελαιόχρωμα pintura al óleo õlivärv رنگ روغنی öljyväri peinture à huile צִבעֵי שֶׁמֶן तेल-पेंट uljane boje olajfesték cat minyak olíumálning pittura a olio 油絵具 유화 aliejiniai dažai eļļas krāsas cat minyak olieverfoljemaling farba olejna روغنى رنګ vopsele pentru pictura în ulei масляная краска olejová farba oljnata barva slikati ulja na platnu oljefärg สีน้ำ...
21. a picture painted with oil paints. olieverfskildery رَسْم بالزَّيْت маслена картина pintura a óleo olejomalba das Ölgemälde oliemaleri ελαιογραφία cuadro al óleo õlimaal نقاشی رنگ روغن öljyvärimaalaus peinture à l'huile צִיוּר שֶׁמֶן तैलचित्र ulje na platnu olajfestmény lukisan cat minyak olíumálverk pittura/quadro a olio 油絵 유화 화법 aliejiniais dažais tapytas paveikslas eļļas glezna catan minyak olieverfschilderijoljemaleri obraz olejny د روغنى رنګ انځور tinta de óleo pictură în ulei картина, н...
22. a palm tree whose fruit and seeds yield oil. oliepalm شَجَر نَخيل زَيْتي маслена палма dendezeiro palma olejná die Ölpalme oliepalme ελαιοφοίνικας palmera õlipalm نخل روغنی öljypalmu palmier à huile דֶקֶל הַשֶׁמֶן एक तरह का पेड़ जिसके फल और बीज से तेल निकाला जाता है palma uljarica olajpálma kelapa sawit olíupálmi palma da olio あぶらやし 기니기름야자나무 aliejinė palmė eļļas palma pokok kelapa sawit olieverfschilderijoljepalme palma oliwna د غوړو ونه palmeira palmier de ulei масличная пальма palma olejná ...
23. a structure used to drill oil-wells. The ship sailed past an enormous oil-rig. olieboortoring هَيْكَل التَّنْقيب عَن النَّفْط сонда plataforma de petróleo těžní věž der Ölbohrturm boreplatform εξέδρα εξόρυξης πετρελαίου plataforma petrolífera naftapuurseadmed سکوی نفتی öljynporauslautta derrick מִתקָן קִידוּח נֶפְט आयल रिग naftna platforma fúrósziget anjungan minyak olíuborpallur piattaforma 石油掘削装置 석유 굴착 장치 naftos bokštas naftas urbjtornis pelantar minyak boortorenboretårnplatforma wiertnicza...

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“Oil is mostly found in Saudi Arabia and is transported all over the world.”

“The dawn of the oil age was fairly recent. Although the stuff was used to waterproof boats in the Middle East 6,000 years ago, extracting it in earnest began only in 1859 after an oil strike in Pennsylvania. The first barrels of crude fetched $18 (around $450 at today’s prices). It was used to make kerosene, the main fuel for artificial lighting after overfishing led to a shortage of whale blubber.”

“Yet, in another way, I was unable to put Picasso's oils in the same class as Cezanne's, or even (which will no doubt shock many readers) as Renoir's.”

“I prefer to paint in oil”

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