Oil ɔɪl Companies Extra Prices Thick Liquid Examples

• several companies are drilling for oil in the region.
• the price of crude oil has more than doubled.
• rising world oil prices
• an oil spill

oil

1. a thick liquid that is found in rock underground
• SYNONYM petroleum
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/petroleum
• Several companies are drilling for oil in the region.
• The price of crude oil has more than doubled.
• rising world oil prices
• an oil spill
• The country is rich in oil reserves.
• oil and gas drilling/exploration
• oil refineries/pipelines
• oil companies
• the oil industry
• The well produced oil at a rate of 2 000 barrels of oil a day.

Extra Examples

• At the time, oil was trading at around $18 per barrel.
• The national economy is sustained by high oil revenues.
• Five companies account for about 70 per cent of the country's oil production.
• With a finite oil supply and ever-increasing demand, it's inevitable that oil will become more expensive.
2. a form of petroleum that is used as fuel and to make parts of machines move smoothly
• SEE ALSO gas oil
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/gas-oil
• fuel oil
• engine oil
• an oil lamp/heater
• Put some oil in the car.
• Most people think about energy only when gas prices increase or when heating oil is in short supply.
3. a smooth thick liquid that is made from plants or animals and is used in cooking
• SEE ALSO corn oil
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/corn-oil
• Fry the potato in a little sunflower oil.
• palm/coconut/sesame oil
• Heat the frying pan and add cooking oil.
• Heat the oil gently and brown the mince.
• Vegetable oils are better for you than animal fats.

Extra Examples

• A daily dose of omega-3 fish oil will help children to concentrate better.
• a bottle of extra virgin olive oil
• The traditional salad dressing is made of oil and vinegar.
4. a smooth thick liquid that is made from plants, minerals, etc. and is used on the skin or hair
• SEE ALSO baby oil
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/baby-oil
• lavender bath oil
• suntan oil

Extra Examples

• She rubbed a scented oil into her hair.
• The sick were anointed with oil.
5. coloured paint containing oil used by artists
• SEE ALSO oil paint
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/oil-paint
• ‘Four Women on a Bench’, oil on canvas, 1991
• a painting done in oils
• landscapes in oil
6. a picture painted in oil paint
• Among the more important Turner oils was ‘Venus and Adonis’.
7. to study or work until late at night
8. to try to settle an argument

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old Northern French olie, Old French oile, from Latin oleum ‘(olive) oil’; compare with olea ‘olive’.