oily — [[t]ɔ͟ɪli[/t]] oilier, oiliest 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is oily is covered with oil or contains oil. He was wiping his hands on an oily rag... When she was younger, she had very oily skin... Paul found the sauce too oily. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu… … English dictionary
Oily — Oil y, a. [Compar. {Oilier}; superl. {Oiliest}.] 1. Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, oily matter or substance. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Covered with oil; greasy; hence, resembling … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oily grain — Oily Oil y, a. [Compar. {Oilier}; superl. {Oiliest}.] 1. Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, oily matter or substance. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Covered with oil; greasy; hence,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oily palm — Oily Oil y, a. [Compar. {Oilier}; superl. {Oiliest}.] 1. Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, oily matter or substance. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Covered with oil; greasy; hence,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
substance — n. drug 1) (AE) a controlled substance ( a drug regulated by law ) 2) (misc.) substance abuse meaningful quality 3) substance to (is there any substance to their claim?) 4) (misc.) a person of substance matter 5) a chemical; hard; oily; pure;… … Combinatory dictionary
substance — noun 1 material ADJECTIVE ▪ addictive, cancer causing (esp. AmE), carcinogenic, dangerous, harmful, hazardous, noxious, poisonous, radioactive, toxic … Collocations dictionary
oily — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ He had rather oily hands … Collocations dictionary
macassar oil — oily substance that was used in the past to make the hair smooth and shiny … English contemporary dictionary
Lithography — Charles Marion Russell s The Custer Fight (1903). Note the range of tones, fading toward the edges … Wikipedia
grease — grease1 [gri:s] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: craisse, graisse, from Latin crassus thick, fat ] 1.) a fatty or oily substance that comes off meat when it is cooked, or off food made using butter or oil 2.) a thick oily substance… … Dictionary of contemporary English
grease — [grēs; ] for v., also [ grēz] n. [ME gresse < OFr craisse < VL * crassia < L crassus, fat, thick: see CRASS] 1. melted animal fat 2. any thick, oily substance or lubricant, esp. the substance that is put on the moving parts of… … English World dictionary