oil
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,939 of 86,757 words measured. It occurs 44,856 times across 426,181 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
oil in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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His oil paintings, too, are full of the poetry of the open.
The Mentor — No. 85, June 15, 1915 · Arthur Hoeber · Chapter 1
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Also get on the lens network and tell the gang to oil up their trouble-wagons.
Circle of Confusion · George O. (George Oliver) Smith · Chapter 1
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The lamp was beginning a sputtering warning that the end of its supply of oil was drawing near.
The Girl Scouts of the Round Table · Margaret Vandercook · Chapter 2
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She superintended the art teaching, and gave the rest of her time to landscape-painting, in both oil and water colours.
The Jolliest Term on Record · Angela Brazil · Chapter 1
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Maybe you’re right, but you can’t deny that the English make big money here, buying palm oil and rubber for about nothing.
Static · Wallace West · Chapter 1