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# oil

«oil» in Mova's school dictionary: **A thick, slippery liquid that does not mix with water…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (oil — uncountable; oils — kinds of oil); verb (oil, oils, oiled)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A thick, slippery liquid that does not mix with water, from plants or animals, used in cooking: olive oil. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oil/#m1)

2) A thick black liquid from under the ground (crude oil, petroleum) made into petrol, diesel and plastic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oil/#m2)

3) Oil put on machines to help parts move smoothly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oil/#m3)

4) Oil paint used for pictures. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oil/#m4)

5) Verb: to put oil on something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oil/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In science: oil floats on water because it is less dense; oil and water don't mix; oil is a fossil fuel formed from tiny sea creatures long ago; burning it releases carbon dioxide; oil spills harm sea birds. In kitchen safety: hot oil can burn; never put water on an oil fire — turn off the heat and cover the pan. Phrases: olive oil, cooking oil, oil spill, oil paint, oil rig, oil and water.

### examples

- Mum cooks with olive oil. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oil/#x1)
- Oil floats on top of water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oil/#x2)
- Hot oil can spit and burn you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oil/#x3)
- Never throw water on a pan of burning oil. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oil/#x4)
- Petrol is made from oil. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oil/#x5)
- The oil spill hurt the sea birds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oil/#x6)
- Dad oiled my squeaky bike chain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oil/#x7)
- She painted the picture in oils. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oil/#x8)

### note

Mostly uncountable: «some oil», «a drop of oil»; «oils» for kinds. Rhymes with «boil». Safety trap: water on burning oil makes it explode into flames — cover the pan with a lid or fire blanket and call an adult.

### In the corpora

- [The steel pan was developed in Trinidad and Tobago in the 20th century from oil drums and is its national instrument.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/10-instruments-of-the-world-bandura-erhu-sitar-kora-didgeridoo/14/)
- [Oil paint is pigment mixed with oil, often linseed oil; it dries slowly, so painters could blend smoothly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/14-painting-paints-brushes-mess-and-mistakes/8/)
- [Wild orangutans live only on Borneo and Sumatra and are critically endangered, largely because forests were cut down for palm oil farms.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/85-ape-house-orangutans-gibbons-bonobos/7/)
- [Much of the forest has been cleared for palm oil and paper plantations, so many of these animals are now very rare.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/162-sumatra-tigers-hairy-rhinos-and-the-venomous-loris/3/)
- [Palm oil is in many foods and soaps, so choosing products from better-run plantations can help the forest.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/162-sumatra-tigers-hairy-rhinos-and-the-venomous-loris/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «oil» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oil/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.