Synonyms of oil

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noun

as in painting

a picture created with oil paint

that artist is known to have created only oils and charcoal sketches

Synonyms & Similar Words

• painting
• canvas
• canvass
• watercolor
• oil painting
• mural
• acrylic
• fresco
• panorama
• drawing
• etching
• gouache
• pastel
• tempera
• aquarelle
• diptych
• distemper
• finger painting
• masterpiece
• sketch
• triptych
• showpiece
• pièce de résistance

oil

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verb

as in to grease

to coat (something) with a slippery substance in order to reduce friction

if you oil the machinery on a regular basis, it will operate more efficiently

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grease
• wax
• water
• lubricate
• wet
• wash
• slick
• soak
• bathe
• drench
• souse
• dowse
• douse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rough
• dry
• roughen
• coarsen
• sear
• dehydrate
• parch

• rough
• dry
• roughen
• coarsen
• sear
• dehydrate
• parch

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Phrases Containing oil

• oil the hand (of)
• oil painting
• oil the palm (of)

• oil the hand (of)
• oil painting
• oil the palm (of)