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- [oild]
- /ɔɪld/
- /ɔɪl/
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- [oild]
- /ɔɪld/
Definitions of oiled word
- adjective oiled pertaining to or resembling oil. 1
- adjective oiled using oil, especially as a fuel: an oil furnace. 1
- adjective oiled concerned with the production or use of oil: an offshore oil rig. 1
- adjective oiled made with oil. 1
- adjective oiled obtained from oil. 1
- noun oiled any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc. 1
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Origin of oiled
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35; oil + -ed2, -ed3
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Parts of speech for Oiled
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
oiled popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
oiled usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for oiled
adjective oiled
- lardy — like or consisting of lard: lardy pastry.
- oily — smeared or covered with oil; greasy: an oily road surface.
- butyraceous — of, containing, or resembling butter
- lubricous — (of a surface, coating, etc.) having an oily smoothness; slippery.
- saponaceous — resembling soap; soapy.
Antonyms for oiled
verb oiled
- dried — simple past tense and past participle of dry.