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.
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.
VERB + oil
extract,
obtain,
produce
drill for
The company is drilling for oil in the North Sea.
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.
pump
export, import
burn, use
change, check (in a car, etc.)
soak sth in
smell of
The place smelled of oil.
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
3. used as a cosmetic/fragrance/medicine
ADJECTIVE
aromatic,
fragrant,
scented
essential
essential oils extracted from flowers
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.
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.
VERB + oil
massage,
rub
She rubbed a scented oil into her hair.
She rubbed a scented oil into her hair.
massage sth with,
rub sth with
anoint sb/sth with
The sick were anointed with oil.
anoint sb/sth with
The sick were anointed with oil.
extract