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Meaning of oil

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  oil
      n 1: a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not
           miscible with water
      2: oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist [syn:
         {oil}, {oil color}, {oil colour}]
      3: a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons [syn:
         {petroleum}, {crude oil}, {crude}, {rock oil}, {fossil oil},
         {oil}]
      4: any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from
         plants [syn: {vegetable oil}, {oil}]
      v 1: cover with oil, as if by rubbing; "oil the wooden surface"
      2: administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious
         ceremony of blessing [syn: {anoint}, {inunct}, {oil},
         {anele}, {embrocate}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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