Topic: GAS, COAL, OIL
Explore GAS, COAL, OIL Topic
anthracite
black gold
boost
bunker
butane
Calor gas
clinker
coal
coal bunker
coalfield
coal gas
coal hole
coalhouse
Coalite
coalman
coal mine
coke
colliery
crude
drill
drilling platform
flue
fossil fuel
gallery
gas
gasholder
gaslight
gasman
gas meter
gasometer
gasworks
gusher
internal combustion engine
lead-free
lignite
methane
natural gas
octane
oil
oil-bearing
oilfield
oil-fired
oilman
oil rig
oil slick
oil tanker
oil well
OPEC
opencast
paraffin
pilot light
pit pony
premium
propane
rig
roughneck
solid fuel
strike
well
wick
wildcat
| Date: | 1100-1200 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | oile, from Latin oleum 'olive oil', from Greek elaia 'olive' |
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oil1 S3 W2
1 a smooth thick liquid that is used to make machines run easily or is burned to produce heat : 
Check the oil level in your car every week.The heating system runs on oil.
fuel
[uncountable]TPGTICheck the oil level in your car every week.The heating system runs on oil.2 the thick, dark liquid from under the ground from which petrol is produced [↪ crude]: a rise in the price of oil
natural substance under the ground
[uncountable]TPGTIa rise in the price of oil
3 a smooth, thick liquid made from plants or some animals, used especially in cooking or for making beauty products : cooking oil coconut oil shampoo Fish oils are supposed to help relieve arthritis. ➔ castor oil, cod-liver oil, linseed oil
liquid from plants
[uncountable and countable]DFCDCBcooking oilcoconut oil shampooFish oils are supposed to help relieve arthritis.4 paints that contain oil [= oil paints] I usually paint in oils (=using oils).
paint
oils
[plural]AVPI usually paint in oils (=using oils).