Collocations for oil - noun
1. used as fuel/to make machines work smoothly
ADJ.
heavy | light | crude | refined | offshore | engine, fuel, heating, lubricating, motor | linseed, paraffin
Use a rag soaked in linseed oil.
Use a rag soaked in linseed oil.
QUANT.
barrel | film
a rod coated with a film of oil
a rod coated with a film of oil
drop
VERB + OIL
extract, obtain, produce | drill for
The company is drilling for oil in the North Sea.
The company is drilling for oil in the North Sea.
discover, find, hit, strike | pump | export, import | burn, use | change
(in a car, etc.)
(in a car, etc.)
soak sth in | smell of
The place smelled of paint and oil.
The place smelled of paint and oil.
OIL + NOUN
company, producer | industry, production | drilling, exploration | field, rig, well | drum | tanker | refinery | prices, revenue | slick, spill, spillage
a seven-mile-long oil slick off the Scottish coast
a seven-mile-long oil slick off the Scottish coast
2. used in cooking
ADJ.
cooking | polyunsaturated | rancid | coconut, cod liver, fish, groundnut, olive, sesame, sunflower, vegetable
a bottle of extra virgin olive oil
a bottle of extra virgin olive oil
salad
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.
Toast the bread, rub with garlic and drizzle over a little olive oil.
PREP.
in ~
Fry the potato in a little sunflower oil.
Fry the potato in a little sunflower oil.
3. used as a cosmetic/medicine
ADJ.
aromatic, fragrant, scented | essential
extracting essential oils from flowers
extracting essential oils from flowers
body, hair | baby, bath | aromatherapy, massage | castor, evening primrose, lavender, etc.
VERB + OIL
massage/rub into, massage/rub sth with
She rubbed a scented oil into her hair.
She rubbed a scented oil into her hair.
anoint sb/sth with
The sick were anointed with oil.
The sick were anointed with oil.
extract
PREP.
~ of
oil of rosemary
oil of rosemary