noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An application of oil.

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of oil form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

anointmentunction

Example

More examples

"Everything here is done by hand — mixing the colors, feeding the papers, oiling the press and cleaning it."

Related phrases

self-oiling

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