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"oil":{
"antonyms":[
"grease",
"lubricate",
"slick",
"wax"
],
"definitions":{
": a painting done in oil colors":[],
": a substance (such as a cosmetic preparation) of oily consistency":[
"bath oil"
],
": an oil color used by an artist":[],
": any of numerous unctuous combustible substances that are liquid or can be liquefied easily on warming, are soluble in ether but not in water, and leave a greasy stain on paper or cloth":[],
": bribe , tip":[],
": petroleum":[],
": the petroleum industry":[],
": to smear, rub over, furnish, or lubricate with oil":[],
": to take on fuel oil":[],
": unctuous or flattering speech":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The price of crude oil is expected to rise.",
"We heat our house with oil .",
"A little bit of oil will help lubricate the chain.",
"Add a little oil to the pan and stir-fry the onions.",
"The dressing is made with oil , vinegar, and a pinch of herbs.",
"Verb",
"He oiled the bearings of the machine.",
"if you oil the machinery on a regular basis, it will operate more efficiently",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"If oil companies\u2014for which traditional fossil fuel is the bread and butter\u2014can change, other businesses certainly can, too. \u2014 Anila Siraj, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"In fact, the average profit margin for gasoline sales is a measly 1.4 percent \u2014 that low profit margin is why oil companies got out of the gas-station business. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 23 June 2022",
"There's been lots of worries that really the fossil fuel companies, the oil companies, filling stations will pocket the benefit. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm pressed executives from Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron Corp., Shell PLC, Marathon Petroleum Corp. and other major oil companies and refiners for their solutions on how to boost fuel supplies. \u2014 Timothy Puko, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
"The administration is also putting public pressure on oil companies to help Americans at a time of financial need. \u2014 Ben Gittleson, ABC News , 22 June 2022",
"The administration estimates that the combination of several possible steps \u2014 the suspension of the tax, a halt on state gas taxes, and an increase in refining capacity by oil companies \u2014 would lower gas prices by at least $1 a gallon. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"Some of the nation\u2019s 129 refineries are owned by large oil companies such as Chevron, while others are operated independently. \u2014 Evan Halper, Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
"Evers' executive order was met with praise from fellow Democrats, with Sen. Melissa Agard, D-Madison, in a statement praising Evers for taking aim at large oil companies. \u2014 Ben Baker, Journal Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Should oil prices persist at their current elevated levels, TotalEnergies profits and share price could continue to soar. \u2014 David Trainer, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Employees at the Ithaca location, located near the Cornell University campus, in April voted to unionize and mounted a one-day strike, saying an overflowing grease trap had spilled wastewater and oil onto the floor, making the store unsafe. \u2014 Fortune , 4 June 2022",
"Simply cut them in half, remove the pit, oil them well and grill over medium-low heat unit the juice starts to bubble, the surface gets caramelized and the fruit begins to slump into a sweet, sloppy mess. \u2014 Mackensy Lunsford, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
"This makes broad spectrum oil a good choice for those who want the benefits of CBD without the risk of THC. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
"Why can oil move down but wholesale gas prices move up? \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 13 May 2022",
"How quickly can oil from the reserve enter the market? \u2014 NBC News , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Didn't drip down, didn't oil up, and really helped to keep sun exposure to a minimum. \u2014 Susan Brickell, Health.com , 13 May 2021",
"Simply oil your measuring spoons and cups before measuring sticky ingredients. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 14 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English oile , from Anglo-French, from Latin oleum olive oil, from Greek elaion , from elaia olive":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
"\u02c8\u022fil",
"\u02c8\u022fi(\u0259)l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"canvas",
"canvass",
"oil painting",
"painting"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093302",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"oil paint":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
": paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It\u2019s as if she\u2019s been carved like an archetypal totem, but with matte and glossy house paint, charcoal and oil paint on canvas rather than with a chisel or an adze from stone or wood. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"In the three years since then, Ekambaram has branched out into watercolor, clay, acrylic paint, oil paint and reverse glass. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"The Global Ecobrick Alliance suggests logging each ecobrick with the weight, date, and any other important details, noting that enamel, oil paint , or nail polish all work well for this task. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
"The students use oil paint and get individual assistance during the three hours of painting. \u2014 Charles Infosino, The Enquirer , 11 May 2022",
"Paynter works in a variety of media including charcoal, oil paint , watercolor and ceramics. \u2014 Joan Rusek, cleveland , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Hampton, says Hearne, was able to research Jones and take the artistic license needed to tell the lawyer's story in oil paint on canvas. \u2014 Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online , 21 Mar. 2022",
"NFTs are not a new artistic medium in the way that oil paint , printmaking, photography or video art were. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Dec. 2021",
"For me, there was real joy in the texture of the oil paint and there was something rather touching about seeing this medium used with such panache. \u2014 Nel-olivia Waga, Forbes , 26 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1759, in the meaning defined above"
],
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"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-111022",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"oil painting":{
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"definitions":{
": a picture painted in oils":[],
": painting that uses pigments originally ground in oil":[],
": the act or art of painting in oil colors":[]
},
"examples":[
"He studied oil painting in college.",
"A large oil painting hangs above the mantel.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Unlike an oil painting , once a vino deteriorates, it can never be restored. \u2014 Mike Desimone, Robb Report , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Online activities later this spring include an oil painting workshop with Lea Craigie-Marshall, the official artist of the National Cherry Blossom Festival (March 27; $15); and a blossom preservation workshop (April 9; free). \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Unlike her smaller canvases, the oil painting is large and shows three of the Wharton children: Anne, Philadelphia and Thomas Wharton, who would become the 5th Lord Wharton. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 May 2022",
"There are also items once belonging to the SSND foundress of the American order Mother Caroline Friess, according to S&B Antiquities, and a large oil painting of Mother Theresa, founder of the original order in Germany. \u2014 Samantha Hendrickson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Feb. 2022",
"During his post-presidency, Bush has largely occupied himself with oil painting , not plotting coups. \u2014 Devin Gordon, The Atlantic , 21 Apr. 2022",
"That recalls the electrifying effect that the oil painting Guernica had when surrealist painter Pablo Picasso released it in 1937. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Included with the statement was an oil painting of a portrait of Albright. \u2014 Malak Silmi, San Antonio Express-News , 23 Mar. 2022",
"To channel his emotions, Leonard Peltier took up oil painting featuring Native American themes and iconography. \u2014 Erik Ortiz, NBC News , 24 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
},
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"canvas",
"canvass",
"oil",
"painting"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045606",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"oil palm":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an African pinnate-leaved palm ( Elaeis guineensis ) cultivated for its clustered fruit whose flesh and seeds yield oil":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Chimpanzees were given a choice of coula nuts and oil palm nuts. \u2014 Daryl Perry, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
"Orangutans are critically endangered because of habitat loss driven by logging and oil palm plantations. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
"But large industries producing crude oil, rice, and oil palm have displaced many ranches, disrupting the heritage of local llaneros, or people of the plains. \u2014 Nathalia Angarita, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Diana Chalil, founder of the Consortium Studies of Smallholder Palm Oil in Indonesia, added that future deforestation could also be prevented by helping smallholder growers to increase the yield of their existing oil palm crop. \u2014 James Dinneen, Wired , 8 Jan. 2022",
"In Borneo, for instance, oil palm cultivation has accounted for more than half of all deforestation over the past two decades. \u2014 James Dinneen, Wired , 8 Jan. 2022",
"In the past decade, some in the Southeast Asian nation have gone to great lengths to counter the scientific conclusion that its oil palm industry is releasing huge amounts of carbon. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Other tropical oils\u2014like coconut oil\u2014have lower yields than oil palm and would have even greater impacts if cultivated on the same scale. \u2014 James Dinneen, Wired , 8 Jan. 2022",
"In the past decade, some in the Southeast Asian nation have gone to great lengths to counter the scientific conclusion that its oil palm industry is releasing huge amounts of carbon. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 8 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1850, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135113",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"oil shale":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a rock (such as shale) from which oil can be recovered by distillation":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Vast resources remain in place in Utah, including a billion barrels of oil in the Uinta Basin and the world\u2019s largest deposits of oil shale and lesser amounts of tar sands. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Ida-Virumaa\u2019s rich oil shale deposits make the country nearly the highest per capita carbon emitter in Europe. \u2014 Isabelle De Pommereau, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 Mar. 2022",
"According to Utah business filings, that company\u2019s registered agent is James Kohler, who had previously served as the BLM\u2019s Utah solid minerals branch chief who oversaw federal tar sands and oil shale deposits in Utah. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Dec. 2020",
"The uranium rush was out of sight in the future as was the demand for oil shale and oil sands. \u2014 Ted Trueblood, Field & Stream , 29 Nov. 2020",
"The oil shale industry plays a critical role in Pennsylvania's economy, with more than 32,000 people working in the sector as of June 2020. \u2014 Steven Lerner, Washington Examiner , 28 Oct. 2020",
"In Midland, Texas, the epicenter of the oil shale boom over the last decade, parking lots at companies like Chevron, Diamondback and Apache are empty aside from a scattering of pumping trucks. \u2014 Clifford Krauss, New York Times , 21 Apr. 2020",
"The agreement cut production by 9.7 million barrels a day, which may raise oil prices enough to restore profitability to oil shale producers. \u2014 Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner , 18 Apr. 2020",
"Compare, for example, Switzerland\u2019s exceptionally low-carbon grid to Estonia\u2019s, which runs primarily on oil shale . \u2014 Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica , 25 Mar. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172954",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"oil shark":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of several sharks from whose livers oil is obtained: such as":[],
": basking shark":[],
": soupfin shark":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094625",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"oil slick":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a film of oil floating on water":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Officials are investigating an oil slick in Huntington Beach, Calif., after a sheen was reported Saturday afternoon, possibly the second spill there in two months. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Nov. 2021",
"Most of the oil had formed a thin film rather than a thick oil slick , navy spokesman Vice Admiral Pokkrong Monthatphalin told reporters, citing aerial photographs. \u2014 CNN , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Trying to peg gas pump prices is like keeping an oil slick from spreading. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The edges of the oil slick reach the Louisiana shore. \u2014 CNN , 20 Feb. 2022",
"Pirnot, though, builds a compelling case for the toxic suspicion that spreads like an oil slick over a relationship after corporate Big Brother aggressively inserts itself in personal affairs. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The oil slick in the ocean extended an area of over 320 football fields, causing carcasses of birds, fish, seals and other marine fauna to wash ashore. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Jan. 2022",
"The government said the oil slick on the surface of the sea extended over an area of water equal to 320 football fields. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Jan. 2022",
"The oil slick , covering about 13 square miles, has forced beaches to close and put wildlife in grave danger. \u2014 CBS News , 4 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1887, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223733",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"oil spot":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": oleocellosis":[],
": one of the pale transparent areas on the upper leaf surface in the early stages of downy mildew of the grape":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164616",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"oiled":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": drunk sense 1a":[],
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"oiled paper"
]
},
"examples":[
"Place the vegetables in the oiled pan.",
"following the fuel spill, the resulting oiled stretch of roadway had to be closed to traffic",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Oiled Wildlife Care Network was on the scene, and the public was asked to report but not attempt to capture oiled animals. \u2014 John Bacon, USA TODAY , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Ziccardi noted that the public should not try to catch oiled animals. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Place the pineapple on the oiled grill surface and cook until grill marks have formed, 3 to 5 minutes. \u2014 Mackensy Lunsford, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
"With the palm of your hand, roll each piece into a rough ball and set on the oiled plate. \u2014 Claudia Catalano, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
"The Armoury makes models with oiled -leather soles that are extra soft and flexible, while Mr. Lellouche recommends Brooklyn brand Blackstock & Weber. \u2014 Jamie Waters, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Take two cups of the rice mixture and press them into the bottom of the oiled pot. \u2014 Felicia Campbell, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Take two cups of the rice mixture and press them into the bottom of the oiled pot. \u2014 Felicia Campbell, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Take two cups of the rice mixture and press them into the bottom of the oiled pot. \u2014 Felicia Campbell, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u022fi(-\u0259)ld"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"greased",
"greasy",
"lubricated",
"slick",
"slicked",
"slippery",
"slippy",
"slithery"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232301",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"oilometer":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a reservoir for oil : an oil tank":[],
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},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"oil entry 1 + -o- + -meter":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u022fi\u02c8l\u00e4m\u0259t\u0259(r)"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125030",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"oilseed":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a seed or crop (such as flaxseed) grown mainly for oil":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u022fi(-\u0259)l-\u02ccs\u0113d"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In normal times, Black Sea ports account for 90% of Ukraine\u2019s grain and oilseed exports, the commission says. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"The blockade of Ukrainian ports has been particularly harmful, having accounted for 90% of grain and oilseed exports before the war, the commission said. \u2014 Samuel Petrequin, ajc , 12 May 2022",
"Global food prices had already reached records when Russia invaded Ukraine in late February and jeopardized big slices of the world\u2019s grain and oilseed supplies. \u2014 Ryan Dezember, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Germany wants to roll back some environmental policies in order to boost domestic crop production as Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine threatens global grain and oilseed supplies. \u2014 Time , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Grain and oilseed prices are in sharp focus as food inflation surges. \u2014 Kim Chipman, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Bioscience is developing both spring and winter varieties of the oilseed Camelina to be used as cover crops. \u2014 Lana Bandoim, Forbes , 18 June 2021",
"Energy and food commodity markets have become increasingly intertwined as surging demand for biofuels pump up grain and oilseed prices. \u2014 Ariel Cohen, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
"In addition to the E3902 line, which contains edits to three genes involved in oil biosynthesis, Yield10 Bioscience has licensed a series of gene traits from the University of Missouri that show promise to increase oil content in oilseed crops. \u2014 Lana Bandoim, Forbes , 18 June 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1562, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144417"
},
"oilseed rape":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a plant that is grown as food for farm animals and as a source of oil":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u022fi(\u0259)l-\u02ccs\u0113d-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175714",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"oilskin":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an oiled waterproof cloth used for coverings and garments":[],
": an oilskin raincoat":[],
": an oilskin suit of coat and trousers":[]
},
"examples":[
"the oilskins worn by the fishing boat's crew gave them scant protection from the cold, driving rain",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mary Jane eventually found her muck boots and an oilskin jacket in the back of the hallway closet. \u2014 Kate Walbert, The New Yorker , 29 Nov. 2021",
"Daigle has a face like an oilskin raincoat, patinated from life on the land moonlighting for mining companies\u2014chasing other people\u2019s dreams. \u2014 Genesee Keevil, Popular Mechanics , 17 May 2018",
"Daigle has a face like an oilskin raincoat, patinated from life on the land moonlighting for mining companies\u2014chasing other people\u2019s dreams. \u2014 Genesee Keevil, Popular Mechanics , 17 May 2018",
"Below the deck, his two sons fumble with their yellow oilskins and ready their orange rubber boots. \u2014 Matthew Bremner, Slate Magazine , 24 July 2017",
"You order oysters, boiled langoustines, pickled herring, steamed mussels, smoked salmon, or chowder from a young woman in oilskins and rubber boots. \u2014 David Coggins, CNT , 24 Feb. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u022fi(-\u0259)l-\u02ccskin"
],
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"synonyms":[
"mac",
"mack",
"mackintosh",
"macintosh",
"raincoat",
"slicker",
"waterproof"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072052",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"oilskinned":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": dressed in or protected with oilskin":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170452",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"oilstock":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a vessel for holding holy oil":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024051",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"oilstone":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a whetstone for use with oil":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1585, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8\u022fi(-\u0259)l-\u02ccst\u014dn"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101942",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"oilstove":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a stove that burns oil (as kerosene)":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042549",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"oily":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": covered or impregnated with oil":[
"oily rags"
],
": excessively smooth or suave in manner":[],
": of, relating to, or consisting of oil":[],
": relatively high in naturally secreted oils":[
"oily skin",
"oily hair"
]
},
"examples":[
"The liquid has an oily feel.",
"a pile of oily rags",
"The salad dressing was very oily .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to aesthetician and SkinLab founder Joshua Ross, non-comedogenic formulas are best for those with oily skin. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 13 June 2022",
"However, this boost of hydration may be too much for people who already have oily skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"Around the nose and in the center of the forehead can give the look of oily skin. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 3 June 2022",
"If pimples are caused by oily skin, why doesn't a good washing prevent all breakouts? \u2014 Maddie Bender, Scientific American , 1 June 2022",
"This gluten-free and cruelty-free serum is a great choice for normal, dry, combination and oily skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Bray turns away potential clients with oily skin or large pores. \u2014 Leah Prinzivalli, Allure , 25 May 2022",
"The coverage lasted all day, even on a tester with oily skin, and didn\u2019t irritate another user with very sensitive skin. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
"Someone with dry skin might find a moisturizer that's great for them but that same moisturizer might not be the right one for someone with oily skin. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, SELF , 20 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8\u022fi-l\u0113"
],
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"adulatory",
"fulsome",
"gushing",
"gushy",
"hagiographic",
"hagiographical",
"oleaginous",
"soapy",
"unctuous"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094823",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"oil field":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As soon as Shell left, however, the oil field underwent a change so significant it was detected from space: a surge in flaring, or the wasteful burning of excess gas in towering columns of smoke and fire. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"America\u2019s most prolific oil field is running out of the workers, cash and equipment needed to produce more oil. \u2014 Collin Eaton, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Tribal leaders and protesters in the southern region also shut down oil facilities including Libya's largest oil field , demanding Dbeibah step down. \u2014 Samy Magdy, ajc , 19 Apr. 2022",
"It\u2019s the area in the refuge that\u2019s closest to existing oil field infrastructure, with ExxonMobil\u2019s Point Thomson development to the west on state land. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022",
"Smaller, private oil companies that have been more aggressive in increasing oil field activity and production over the past year might have to slow down as costs rise and finding labor remains a challenge, executives said. \u2014 Collin Eaton, WSJ , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Thus, oil field service firms including Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) are expected to observe top-line recovery and improving cash flows. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021",
"In one of the few passages that mention extractive industries in any detail, Ehrlich recalls driving behind Halliburton oil field trucks near her home in California. \u2014 Erin Berger, Outside Online , 8 Feb. 2021",
"The county is centered on a vast oil field stretching from the Denver area into Wyoming and Nebraska. \u2014 Morgan Lee And Mead Gruver, Anchorage Daily News , 16 May 2022"
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