Definitions
Slick liquid from plants, animals, or the ground
Word origin
From Middle English oyle, oile (“olive oil”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman olie, from Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”), from ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”). Compare Proto-Slavic *lojь. More at olive. Doublet of oleum. Supplanted Middle English ele (“oil”), from Old English ele (“oil”), also from Latin.
Used in a sentence
“Oil is found in countries such as Saudi Arabia and is transported all over the world.”
“Yet, in another way, I was unable to put Picasso's oils in the same class as Cezanne's, or even (which will no doubt shock many readers) as Renoir's.”
“I prefer to paint in oil”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer14 curated clues
01“Cooking or engine liquid”3 letters
02“Cooking slick”3 letters
03“Engine fluid”3 letters
04“Engine lubricant”3 letters
05“Frying liquid”3 letters
06“Kitchen liquid for frying”3 letters
07“Lamp fuel, sometimes”3 letters
08“Lubricant in an engine”3 letters
09“Pan slicker”3 letters
10“Salad dressing base”3 letters
11“Salad dressing ingredient”3 letters
12“Slick cooking liquid”3 letters
13“Greasy liquid”3 letters
14“Slick liquid”3 letters
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