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Collocations for oil - noun

1. used as fuel/to make machines work smoothly

ADJECTIVE

heavy
light
crude
refined
offshore
mineral
engine, fuel, heating, lubricating, motor
linseed
paraffin (usually just paraffin) (kerosene in AmE)
Use a rag soaked in paraffin oil.

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… OF OIL

barrel
film
a rod coated with a film of oil
drop

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VERB + oil

extract, obtain, produce
drill for
The company is drilling for oil in the North Sea.
discover, find, strike
pump
export, import
burn, use
change, check (in a car, etc.)
soak sth in
smell of
The place smelled of oil.

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oil + NOUN

company, producer
man (usually oilman)
baron, magnate, sheikh
industry, production
drilling, exploration
field, rig, well
pipeline
drum
tanker
refinery
prices, revenue
reserves, supplies
slick, spill, spillage
a seven-mile-long oil slick off the Alaskan coast

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2. used in cooking

ADJECTIVE

cooking
hydrogenated (esp. AmE), polyunsaturated
rancid
coconut, canola (AmE), corn, groundnut (BrE), olive, palm, peanut, rapeseed (esp. BrE), sesame, soya bean (BrE), soybean (AmE), sunflower, vegetable
a bottle of extra virgin olive oil
salad

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VERB + oil

heat
boil sb/sth in, cook sth in, fry sth in
drizzle, pour
Toast the bread, rub with garlic and drizzle over a little olive oil.

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PREPOSITION

in oil
Fry the potato in a little sunflower oil.

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3. used as a cosmetic/fragrance/medicine

ADJECTIVE

aromatic, fragrant, scented
essential
essential oils extracted from flowers
natural
body, hair
baby, bath
aromatherapy, massage
cod liver, fish, omega-3
A daily dose of omega-3 fish oil will help children to concentrate better.
castor, evening primrose, flaxseed, lavender, tea tree, etc.

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VERB + oil

massage, rub
She rubbed a scented oil into her hair.
massage sth with, rub sth with
anoint sb/sth with
The sick were anointed with oil.
extract

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PREPOSITION

oil of
oil of rosemary

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