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Meaning of "oily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OILY

oily  [ˈɔɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Oily is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

oily

Oil

An oil is any neutral, nonpolar chemical substance that is a viscous liquid at ambient temperatures and is both hydrophobic and lipophilic. Oils have a high carbon and hydrogen content and are usually flammable and slippery. The general definition of oil includes classes of chemical compounds that may be otherwise unrelated in structure, properties, and uses. Oils may be animal, vegetable, or petrochemical in origin, and may be volatile or non-volatile. They are used for food, fuel, lubrication, and the manufacture of paints, plastics, and other materials. Specially prepared oils are used in some religious ceremonies as purifying agents.

Definition of oily in the English dictionary

The first definition of oily in the dictionary is soaked in or smeared with oil or grease. Other definition of oily is consisting of, containing, or resembling oil. Oily is also flatteringly servile or obsequious.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OILY


assoilzie
əˈsɔɪlɪ
bailey
ˈbeɪlɪ
billy
ˈbɪlɪ
chile
ˈtʃɪlɪ
chili
ˈtʃɪlɪ
coyly
ˈkɔɪlɪ
daily
ˈdeɪlɪ
doily
ˈdɔɪlɪ
doyley
ˈdɔɪlɪ
doyly
ˈdɔɪlɪ
easily
ˈiːzɪlɪ
family
ˈfæmɪlɪ
highly
ˈhaɪlɪ
lily
ˈlɪlɪ
necessarily
ˈnɛsɪsərɪlɪ
noily
ˈnɔɪlɪ
nonoily
ˌnɒnˈɔɪlɪ
roily
ˈrɔɪlɪ
silly
ˈsɪlɪ
soily
ˈsɔɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OILY

oilfired
oilgas
oilhole
oilier
oiliest
oilily
oiliness
oilman
oilmen
oilnut
oilpan
oilpaper
oilproof
oilseed
oilskin
oilskins
oilstone
oiltight
oilway
oily fish

WORDS THAT END LIKE OILY

arbitrarily
bodily
extended family
extraordinarily
happily
happy family
Holy Family
homily
luckily
momentarily
ordinarily
primarily
readily
royal family
satisfactorily
Sicily
steadily
temporarily
unnecessarily
voluntarily

Synonyms and antonyms of oily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OILY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «oily» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of oily

Translation of «oily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OILY

Find out the translation of oily to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of oily from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «oily» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

涂满油的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

grasiento
570 millions of speakers

English

oily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तेल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الزيتية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жирная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oleoso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তৈলাক্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

graisseux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berminyak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ölig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

油だらけの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기름기가 있는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lengo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எண்ணெய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तेलकट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yağlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

unto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tłustej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жирна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

uleios
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λιπαρά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

olierige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oljig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of oily

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OILY»

The term «oily» is very widely used and occupies the 19.382 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OILY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about oily

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7 QUOTES WITH «OILY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word oily.
1
Yolanda Adams
The only time I really eat out is when I'm on the road. Then, I make the same choices that I would make at home - salmon and lots of oily fish and veggies.
2
Genelia D'Souza
I eat egg whites a lot. Aside from that, I eat everything. I try to avoid too much oily food, but I do eat carbs. I have to have a balanced diet.
3
Joyce Giraud
I wash my hair once a week. You can do that. I swear. My sister-in-law and all of my friends were like, 'I can't do that. It sounds gross.' Once you train your hair, it will do whatever you want it to do. And on day seven when it's too oily, you just put it in a ponytail.
4
Thomas Marshburn
The blackness of space was a big shock to me. It is a deep, three-dimensional, oily blackness. You can feel the distance.
5
Suresh Raina
I am doing everything to be fit - like not eating oily food, doing yoga, gymming and consulting my doc.
6
Francia Raisa
I love Clinique. Their moisturizer is amazing. My skin tends to be really oily, but then at times I'm dry, and that's the perfect amount of moisturizer.
7
Paul Theroux
People say writing is really hard. That's very unfair to those who are doing real jobs. People who work in the fields or fix roofs, engineers, or car mechanics. I think lying on your back working under an oily car, that's a job.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OILY»

Discover the use of oily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Vet On Call: The Best Home Remedies for Keeping Your Dog Healthy
But even the cleanest dogs sometimes get so oily and greasy that they look like they've been working under the car. Dogs naturally secrete a little oil through the skin. Just as naturally, the oil-producing glands are sometimes overac- tive, ...
Matthew Hoffman, The Editors of Pets: Part of the Family, 1999
2
Oily Skin Reversal Guide:
Tip. 7: Men's. Oily. Skin. problem. -. Causes. and. Effects. Today more than ever, men are beginning to pay much more attention to their appearance. A presentable outlook not only enhances ones social image and standing, it also boosts ones ...
V.T., 2014
3
Installations and equipment for the reception and treatment ...
Transferring oily water mixtures ashore. Most ballast reception facilities will consist essentially of three components; a means of transferring ballast and oily mixtures ashore, tank storage and an oil/water treatment facility. Careful consideration ...
PIANC
4
The Smell of an Oily Rag
In 1971 Cherry Simmonds left the grinding poverty of Liverpool behind for a new life in New Zealand.
Cherry Simmonds, 2006
5
Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design: Volume 50 - ...
Introduction The waste streams in most large plants can be classified under four basic sewer systems: ( 1 l oily water sewer, (2l acid (chemicall sewer, (3l storm water sewer, and (4l sanitary sewer. Typical sewer systems are shown in Fig. 1 .
John J. McKetta Jr, 1994
6
Preparing Fish and Wild Game: The Complete Photo Guide to ...
coking methods airrer tor oily ana lean gamefish. Oily fish are best cooked with little or no added oil. They can he hroiled, haked, poached, steamed, grilled or smoked. These cooking methods allow the oil to drain from the fish hefore serving.
Creative Publishing Editors, Creative Publishing international Creative Publishing International, 2000
7
Anti?Ageing And Skincare Made Easy:
About. Oily. Skin. Care. To start the discussion on oily skin care, it's imperative to first understand the cause behind oily skin. Put simply, oily skin is a result of excessive production of sebum (an oily substance that is naturally produced by skin).
‎2014
8
Encyclopedia of Imaging
Oily. Figure Lymphangiography in the nodal phase. metastases in cases of malignant disease, e.g., malignant lymphoma and malignant testicular tumors. Lymphangiography is performed by demonstrating a lymphatic vessel, dissecting it, and ...
Albert L. Baert, 2007
9
The Living Age
I wish my hair cut Oily. Pray, sir, take a seat. [Oilt putt chair for Jones, who titt. During the following dialogue Oily continues cutting Jones' hair. Oily. We 've had much wet, sir. Jones. Very much indeed. Oily. And yet November's early days were ...
‎1853
10
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
Grades Grade names and specifications Thin, ripe, firm, oily, semielastic, normal strength, clear finish, deep color intensity, normal width, 90 percent uniform, and 10 percent injury tolerance. C3D Good Dark-brown Thin Leaf. Thin, ripe, firm ...
Office of the Federal Register (U S ), 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term oily is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Bulletproof Coffee Guy Wants Us to Drink Oily Water Now
Hydration isn't that difficult a concept to master. Down your eight glasses of water a day and up the levels when it's hot outside or you're moving ... «Munchies_ Food by VICE, Jul 15»
2
Bloodstains not from missing hasher Oily, cops say
ACP Willey said police are still looking for Teo, who is fondly known as Oily by members of the Klang Hash House Harriers and Harriettes. «The Star Online, Jul 15»
3
Outdoors: Eat small, oily fish and we all benefit
Mackerel are the centrepiece in a shop window in Amsterdam. Smoked whole mackerel cost about $18 a kilogram and fillets $36 a kilo. «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
4
How Having Oily Skin Might Help Prevent Wrinkles
Have you ever heard the old wives' tale that people with oilier skin get fewer wrinkles? There may be some small grain of truth in that after all, ... «TIME, Jul 15»
5
Oily Rag: Bad hair days and looking good
Being an oily ragger myself I stopped buying shampoo nearly three years ago and now just wash my hair in warm water while showering. «Voxy, Jul 15»
6
Oily Rag appoints MHG Licensing to represent SSBB collection in …
The clothing company aims to open its Suck - Squeeze - Bang - Blow range to men and women in the UK. Oily Rag Clothing Co. has appointed ... «Licensing.biz, Jul 15»
7
Patches of oily water sighted off north Qld
It's not yet known where the oily patches have come from or whether they'll impact the Great Barrier Reef. Aerial searches of water along the ... «Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News, Jul 15»
8
Say no to oily skin: 7 natural ways to get rid of open skin pores
Have oily skin, and are sick of acne and blackheads? Then, open skin pores are what you must tackle right away. The constant oozing of oil ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
9
OIly Rag: Cloves for a creepy crawly invasion
Last week NS from Canterbury asked for pet-friendly ideas for controlling insects like ants and spiders. Gaynor from Paraparaumu has this ... «Wairarapa Times-Age, Jul 15»
10
Oily Water Patches Sighted Near Australia's Great Barrier Reef
Patches of oily water detected near Australia's Great Barrier Reef, a Unesco-protected site, will be investigated further Saturday morning, local ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»

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