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(any of many kinds of) liquid which does not mix with water, obtained from animals e.g. cod-liver oil), plants (olive oil), or found underground (petroleum)

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Cases of word usage

1) to put oil or ointment on (a person) as a religious ceremony (anoint)

2) an oil with a pleasant smell, used for smoothing pain or healing (balm)

3) the fat of whales and other sea animals from which oil is obtained (blubber)

4) the part of a ship where coal or fuel oil is stored (bunker)

5) (any kind of) creamy liquid containing oil or fat (emulsion)

6) a plant with fibre in its stem (used to make linen) and oil in its seed (used to make linseed oil) (flax)

7) to cook (food), be cooked, in oil which spits (frizzle)

8) any substance used for producing heat or energy, e.g. coal, oil (fuel)

9) a strip of soft, flat material used to prevent steam, oil etc from escaping (e.g. in an engine) (gasket)

10) (a kind of) substance like water or oil that flows freely and is neither a solid nor a gas; (especially of solids) now in the form of a liquid (liquid)

OIL as in Wiktionary
OIL as in Wikipedia