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3. vegetable
noun. ['ˈvɛdʒtəbəl'] edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant.
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4. vegetable
noun. ['ˈvɛdʒtəbəl'] any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower.
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5. oil
noun. ['ˈɔɪl'] a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water.
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- oil (English)
- oile (Middle English (1100-1500))
- olie (Anglo-Norman)
6. oil
noun. ['ˈɔɪl'] oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist.
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Etymology
- oil (English)
- oile (Middle English (1100-1500))
- olie (Anglo-Norman)
7. oil
verb. ['ˈɔɪl'] cover with oil, as if by rubbing.
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Etymology
- oil (English)
- oile (Middle English (1100-1500))
- olie (Anglo-Norman)
8. oil
verb. ['ˈɔɪl'] administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing.
Etymology
- oil (English)
- oile (Middle English (1100-1500))
- olie (Anglo-Norman)
9. oil
noun. ['ˈɔɪl'] any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants.
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Etymology
- oil (English)
- oile (Middle English (1100-1500))
- olie (Anglo-Norman)
10. oil
noun. ['ˈɔɪl'] a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.
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Etymology
- oil (English)
- oile (Middle English (1100-1500))
- olie (Anglo-Norman)