well-oiled

adjective

ˈwel-ˈȯi(-ə)ld 

: smoothly functioning

a well-oiled political machine

Examples of well-oiled in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When investment banks are sorting first-year analysts into groups, the confident and well-oiled types go straight to equity capital markets. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 6 Jan. 2026

The Hogs did get out to a fast start, looking well-oiled for a first outing inside Walker Pavilion on a dreary day outside in Northwest Arkansas. — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 10 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for well-oiled

• boiled
• broiled
• coiled
• foiled
• oiled
• roiled
• soiled
• spoiled
• toiled
• despoiled
• embroiled
• parboiled