Transcription
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- [oil]
- /ɔɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [oil]
- /ɔɪl/
Definitions of reoil word
- noun reoil 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
- noun reoil a substance of this or similar consistency. 1
- noun reoil refined or crude petroleum. 1
- noun reoil Painting. oil color. oil painting. 1
- noun reoil Informal. unctuous hypocrisy; flattery. 1
- noun reoil an oilskin garment. 1
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Origin of reoil
First appearance:
before 1125 One of the 6% oldest English words
1125-75; Middle English olie, oile < Old French < Latin oleum, olīvum (olive) oil < *oleivum (cf. Deus) < dialectal Greek *élaiwon (Attic élaion), derivative of *elaíwā olive
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Parts of speech for Reoil
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
reoil popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".