The machine squealed for lack of oil.
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Oil
/ɔɪl/
Synonyms for "oil" (348 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (70)
absintheadipose tissueadulationaidalcoholanimal oilsanointanthracene oilaquarelleasphalt-base oilavocado oilbalmbalsambarbados tarbay oilbeechnut oilbeef tallowbeeswaxbenzineblandishment
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blarneyblubberbone oilbottlenose oilbribebriquettebuncombebunkerbunkumburnablebutanebutterbutter upbutterfatcajolementcajolerycamphorcandlenut oilcanvascarapa oilcarboncastor oilcatercedarwood oilceratecharcoalclear the wayclove oilcoalcoal oilcocoa buttercod-liver oilcokecollyriumcombustiblecomplimentcopaibacopra oilcorn oilcreosotecroton oildab
Strong matches (104)
daubdemulcentdetonatedoegling oildopedosedragdressdrippingdrippingsdrugdubeaseeasel-pictureedible oilelectricityembrocateembrocationemollientequalize
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esterethaneethanoleucalyptus oilevenexpediteexplainexplodeeyewasheyewaterfacilitatefair wordsfatfawningfeedfill upfinger paintingfireballfiringfish oilflammableflammable materialflattenflatterflatteryflaxseed oilforagefuelfuel additivefuel dopefuel oilfuel upfulminatefurnace oilgasgas carbongas oilgas upgasolineget aroundgheeglycerolategoose greasegouachegradegreasegrease the waysgrease the wheelsgum spirithaliver oilharrowhastenhelphelp alonghempseed oilheptanehexanehoneyhoneyed phraseshoneyed wordsilluminantilluminating gasincenseinflammableinflammable materialisooctanejet fueljollykekuna oilkerosenekid alonglamp oil
Noun(7 words)
Adjective(2 words)
fattyfrench huile
Related words (174)
lanolinlardlard oillaurel butterlaylay it onlay it on thicklemon oillevellight sourcelinimentlinseed oillipidlipomalooselotionlubricateluminantmacassar oilmake clear
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make way formargarinemedicatemethanemethanolmineral oilmineral seal oilmineral sperm oilmineral spiritsmowmutton tallownaphthalenenaphthene-base oilnatural gasnut oiloctaneoil of almondsoil paintingointmentoleooleomargarineoleoresinolive oilopen the wayopen upoverdo itpaintingpalaverpalm oilpalm-kernel oilparaffinpave the waypeanut oilpeatpentaneperilla oilpetrolpetrolatumpetroleumpetroleum benzinepine oilpine tarpine-tar oilplaneplanishplasterplay up topolishpomadepoppyseed oilporpoise oilpraiseprepare the waypretty liespropanepropellantprovenderprovisionpurveyquickenrape oilrefuelremove frictionricinus oilroad oilrocket fuelrosin greaserosin oilrun interference forsalvesaturating oilseal oilsellsesame oilshale naphthashaveshorteningsimplifyslickslick onsmearsmoothsmooth downsmooth outsmooth the waysoapsoap the wayssoft soapsoft-soapsoften upsoybean oilspeedspikenardstokestove oilstring alongstrokesuetsweet nothingssweet talksweet wordssycophancytallowtechnical oiltemperatop offturfturpentineunbarunblockunclogunctionunguentunguentumunjamvictualvulnerarywashwash drawingwaterwaxwhale oilwheedlingwood oilwool fat
Noun(23 words)
lubelubeslubricantlubricatelubricatinglubricating oillubricationoil coloroil colouroil-basedoil-bearingoil-fueledoil-poweredoilsolivepetroleum-basedpetroleum-richrapeseedrock oilsassafras
Verb(5 words)
Adjective(1 words)
lubricating fluid
Related word relations
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More general
19 entriesblesscoverdescriptoreconomic descriptoredible fatengine descriptorfatfossil fuelfuelfuel descriptorlipidlipidelipoidliquidlubricationoil paint
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More specific
23 entriesbearing lubricationcorn oilcrude oildiesel oilengine lubricationengine oilgasolinegear lubricationgear oilhydraulic oiloil-based paintoil-based primeroil-based varnishoil-fired boileroil-fired furnaceoil-powered generator
Showing 16 of 23 words.
Collocations
11 entriescrude oilmotor oiloil changeoil lampoil paintingoil priceoil spilloil-based paintoil-fired furnaceolive oilvegetable oil
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
18 total sentences available.
We want to explore an underwater oil field.
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We had to do without oil during the war.
Source: tatoeba (22851)
We take oil for granted.
Source: tatoeba (22854)
Showing 4 of 18 available sentences.