ALL meanings of oiler
oil·er
O o - noun oiler A thing that holds or supplies oil, in particular. 1
- noun oiler 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 oiler a substance of this or similar consistency. 1
- noun oiler refined or crude petroleum. 1
- noun oiler Painting. oil color. oil painting. 1
- noun oiler Informal. unctuous hypocrisy; flattery. 1
- noun oiler an oilskin garment. 1
- noun oiler Australian and New Zealand Slang. facts or news; information: good oil. 1
- verb with object oiler to smear, lubricate, or supply with oil. 1
- verb with object oiler to bribe. 1
- verb with object oiler to make unctuous or smooth: to oil his words. 1
- verb with object oiler to convert into oil by melting, as butter. 1
- adjective oiler pertaining to or resembling oil. 1
- adjective oiler using oil, especially as a fuel: an oil furnace. 1
- adjective oiler concerned with the production or use of oil: an offshore oil rig. 1
- adjective oiler made with oil. 1
- adjective oiler obtained from oil. 1
- idioms oiler pour oil on troubled waters, to attempt to calm a difficult or tense situation, as an argument. 1
- idioms oiler strike oil, to discover oil, especially to bring in a well. to have good luck, especially financially; make an important and valuable discovery: They struck oil only after years of market research. 1
- noun oiler a person, device, etc, that lubricates or supplies oil 0
- noun oiler an oil tanker 0
- noun oiler an oil well 0
- noun oiler a person who oils machinery, engines, etc. 0
- noun oiler a device for oiling machinery, etc.; specif., oilcan 0
- noun oiler a tanker for carrying oil, esp. one used to refuel other ships 0
- noun oiler an oilskin coat 0
- noun oiler An oiler is an oil well. 0