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oiler
  1. One who or that which oils.
    1. An assistant in the engine room of a ship, senior only to a wiper, mainly responsible for keeping machinery lubricated.
  2. (nautical) An oil tanker.
  3. An oil well.
  4. (firearms) A small (typically thumb-sized) metal container of oil, often containing an integral brush.
  5. (informal) An oilskin coat.
  6. Synonyms:
  7. Examples:
    1. “The oiler towed the Thonburi back to Bangkok where she entered dock for repairs.”
      “The loss of the fleet oiler USS Pecos to Japanese action exacerbated the situation further.”
      “The desperate men especially the oiler and the correspondent moved quick as they bailed water from the little boat.”
oil
  1. Liquid fat.
  2. Petroleum-based liquid used as fuel or lubricant.
  3. An oil painting.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “My Maserati is a top-flight machine that requires the best grades of oil and fuel because I want it to run faster and burn hotter.”
      “The material desired under this specification is oil from the lard of corn-fed hogs, unmixed with other oils, and containing the least possible amount of free acid.”
      “To help control dandruff and improve the appearance of your hair, apply the oil to your scalp and massage it in.”
oilman
  1. Somebody involved in the production, refinement or delivery of oil; such as an oil field worker or executive, or the owner of an oil well.
  2. (dated) A retailer who sells vegetable oils, and food preserved in oil
  3. Examples:
    1. “Texan oilman Darrel Jacob took over the reins of the Total refinery at Milford Haven last week.”
      “Her Aunt Patsy tries to set her up temporarily with a rich Oklahoma oilman named Daniel, but Lucy actually falls for him.”
      “Besides, the average oilman is too ethical and morally upstanding to work in such places only for profit.”
oily
  1. A marble with an oily lustre.
  2. (plural) Oilskins. (waterproof garment)
oilery
  1. The business or goods of a dealer in oils.
oilway
  1. An aperture or conduit for oil.
oilionaire
  1. (US, informal) One who has made a large amount of money in the oil business.
oiling
oiliness
  1. The quality of being oily.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The Cognac maintains a natural grape oiliness that can remove the fishy smell in the soup.”
      “Oily hair is often a good candidate for chemical processing since the formulas may actually eliminate some of the excess oiliness.”
      “Those slightly acidic wines add sparkle to a fish dish, much like a squeeze of lemon and can counterbalance oiliness or fatness in food.”
oilionaires
  1. plural of oilionaire
oilinesses
oilmen
  1. plural of oilman
  2. Examples:
    1. “Britain's North Sea oil supply is dwindling, forcing the oilmen into ever more expensive offshore exploration in ever deeper water.”
      “The US President and Vice-President, both oilmen, cannot be unaware of those interests.”
      “Well, let's start from the beginning and that is that both of them are oilmen, they come out of the oil industry.”
oilings
oilways
  1. plural of oilway
oileries
  1. plural of oilery
oilers
  1. plural of oiler
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The Europeans are also in need of seagoing oilers and fleet replenishment vessels.”
      “With the Pacific Fleet's oilers supplying fuel to ships in the Hawaiian area, it meant new supplies were not being brought in from the mainland.”
      “First, oilers must drill one or more exploratory wells on the basis of their seismic data.”
oilies
  1. plural of oily
oils
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