oil

«oil» in Mova's school dictionary: A thick, slippery liquid that does not mix with water… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (oil — uncountable; oils — kinds of oil); verb (oil, oils, oiled)

meaning for a pupil

1) A thick, slippery liquid that does not mix with water, from plants or animals, used in cooking: olive oil. tree →

2) A thick black liquid from under the ground (crude oil, petroleum) made into petrol, diesel and plastic. tree →

3) Oil put on machines to help parts move smoothly. tree →

4) Oil paint used for pictures. tree →

5) Verb: to put oil on something. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science: oil floats on water because it is less dense; oil and water don't mix; oil is a fossil fuel formed from tiny sea creatures long ago; burning it releases carbon dioxide; oil spills harm sea birds. In kitchen safety: hot oil can burn; never put water on an oil fire — turn off the heat and cover the pan. Phrases: olive oil, cooking oil, oil spill, oil paint, oil rig, oil and water.

examples

• Mum cooks with olive oil. tree →
• Oil floats on top of water. tree →
• Hot oil can spit and burn you. tree →
• Never throw water on a pan of burning oil. tree →
• Petrol is made from oil. tree →
• The oil spill hurt the sea birds. tree →
• Dad oiled my squeaky bike chain. tree →
• She painted the picture in oils. tree →

note

Mostly uncountable: «some oil», «a drop of oil»; «oils» for kinds. Rhymes with «boil». Safety trap: water on burning oil makes it explode into flames — cover the pan with a lid or fire blanket and call an adult.

In the corpora

• The steel pan was developed in Trinidad and Tobago in the 20th century from oil drums and is its national instrument.
• Oil paint is pigment mixed with oil, often linseed oil; it dries slowly, so painters could blend smoothly.
• Wild orangutans live only on Borneo and Sumatra and are critically endangered, largely because forests were cut down for palm oil farms.
• Much of the forest has been cleared for palm oil and paper plantations, so many of these animals are now very rare.
• Palm oil is in many foods and soaps, so choosing products from better-run plantations can help the forest.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «oil» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.