Synonyms for oil

Noun

1. oil, lipid, lipide, lipoid

usage: a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water

2. oil, oil color, oil paint

usage: oil paint used by an artist

3. vegetable oil, oil, edible fat

usage: any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants

Verb

1. oil, cover

usage: cover with oil, as if by rubbing; "oil the wooden surface"

2. anoint, inunct, oil, anele, embrocate, bless

usage: administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing