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oil

/ɔɪl/
Meanings
  • noun

    A viscous liquid derived from seeds of plants or extracted from shale rocks, used as a fuel or lubricant.

    - "Cooking oil is used for frying foods."
    - "Mineral oil is used for lubricating machinery."
    - "Vegetable oil is used for salad dressings."
  • noun

    A type of fuel used to burn in lamps or heat homes.

    - "The ancient Greeks used olive oil for their lamps."
    - "Kerosene oil is used for heating homes in rural areas."
Pronunciation
  1. /ɔɪl/



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  2. /ɔɪl/



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  3. /ɔɪl/



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Rhymes
Words rhyming with oil
oil , coil , mail , ail , ale , veil , wail
Variants
List of all variants of oil that leads to same result
oil , oils , oil the hand , oil the hand of , oil the palm , oil the palm of , oiled , oiled the hand , oiled the hand of , oiled the palm , oiled the palm of , oiling , oiling the hand , oiling the hand of , oiling the palm , oiling the palm of , oils the hand , oils the hand of , oils the palm , oils the palm of , oil beetle , oil beetles , oil cake , oil cakes , oil color , oil colors , oil field , oil fields , oil gland , oil glands , oil of vitriol , oil of wintergreen , oil paint , oil paints
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The Old English word 'eol' means 'oil' and is derived from the Proto-Germanic word 'aila'.

Trivia
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  1. The largest oil field in the world is the Ghawar Field in Saudi Arabia.

  2. The first oil well was drilled in Pennsylvania in 1859.

  3. Olive oil was used as a form of currency in ancient Greece.

Related Concepts
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  1. Petroleum: Petroleum is a type of oil that is extracted from the ground and is used as a fuel.

  2. Vegetable oil: Vegetable oil is derived from plants and is used for cooking and as a fuel.

Culture
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Oil has been used for various purposes throughout history, including fuel, food, and medicine. In literature, oil is often used as a symbol for wealth or power. In art, oil paintings are created using oil as a medium.

How to Memorize "oil"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a bottle of cooking oil in your kitchen.
    - Visualize a car engine being lubricated with oil.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'oil' with the color yellow and the texture of a liquid.
    - Think of the word 'lamp' when you hear the word 'oil'.

  3. mnemonics

    - Remember that 'oil' is a 'liquid gold' used for various purposes.
    - Think of the word 'oily' to remember the word 'oil'.

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