Idioms for oil
- to discover oil, especially to bring in a well.
- to have good luck, especially financially; make an important and valuable discovery: They struck oil only after years of market research.
pour oil on troubled waters,
to attempt to calm a difficult or tense situation, as an argument.
strike oil,
Origin of oil
OTHER WORDS FROM oil
Words nearby oil
oic,
oicel,
oidiomycin,
oidium,
oik,
oil,
oil and water don't mix,
oil beetle,
oil burner,
oil cake,
oil city
Example sentences from the Web for oil
British Dictionary definitions for oil
oil
/ (ɔɪl) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of oil
oil-like, adjectiveWord Origin for oil
C12: from Old French
oile, from Latin
oleum (olive) oil, from
olea olive tree, from Greek
elaia
olive
Medical definitions for oil
oil
[ oil ]
n.
Any of numerous mineral, vegetable, and synthetic substances and animal and vegetable fats that are generally slippery, combustible, viscous, liquid or liquefiable at room temperatures, soluble in various organic solvents such as ether but not in water, and used in a great variety of products, especially lubricants and fuels.
Scientific definitions for oil
oil
[ oil ]
Any of a large class of viscous liquids that are typically very slippery and greasy. Oils are composed mostly of glycerides. They are flammable, do not mix with water, and include animal and vegetable fats as well as substances of mineral or synthetic origin. They are used in food, soap, and candles, and make good lubricants and fuels. See essential oil mineral oil petroleum.
Idioms and Phrases with oil
oil
see banana oil; burn the midnight oil; grease (oil) someone's palm; grease (oil) the wheels; pour oil on troubled waters; strike it rich (oil).