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oil




1 producing oil
2 different oil products
oil used for cooking
COOK
see also FUEL, COAL, ELECTRICITY, GAS

1 producing oil
- a thick liquid that comes from under the ground and is used as a fuel or to make machines work smoothly: oil (noun U), petroleum (noun U)
North Sea oil petroleum products like petrol and diesel
- a hole that is made deep in the ground or under the sea in order to obtain oil: oil well
- a structure with equipment to obtain oil from under the sea: oil rig, oil platform
- a large area where you oil is found: oilfield
- to take oil out of the ground: extract sth
Most oil in Northern Europe is extracted from under the sea.
- to make a hole in the ground to look for oil: drill for oil
- an organization that extracts and sells oil: oil company
- a place in which oil is stored on land: oil terminal
- a long tube that carries oil from an oilfield to an oil terminal: (oil) pipeline
- a place where oil is made into different products: (oil) refinery
- a very large boat which is specially designed to carry a lot of oil: (oil) tanker
- when an oil tanker loses its cargo of oil, there is an oil spill
- an area of oil on the surface of the sea, which is the result of a large oil spill: oil slick

2 different oil products
- oil that is not refined: crude oil (noun U)
- refined oil used as a fuel in cars, etc: petrol (AmE gasoline, gas)(noun U)
- a heavy oil that is used in lorries, buses and some cars: diesel (noun U)
- a type of fuel made from oil, used for heaters or special engines: paraffin (AmE kerosene)(noun U)
- oil that is used to make engines or other machines work smoothly: (lubricating) oil
I have to change the oil in the car.
- to put oil on sth to make an engine or other machine work more smoothly: oil sth, lubricate sth
Oil the moving parts of your bicycle carefully.
- covered with oil or like oil: oily
an oily rag
- a container for lubricating oil: oil can
- a thick oily substance that is used to make parts of machines work more smoothly: grease (noun U)
- to put grease on sb: grease sth
- covered in grease or containing a lot of grease: greasy
※ getting oil and petrol for your car DRIVE

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