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   oil change
         n 1: replacing dirty oil with clean

English Dictionary: oleaginous by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oil company
n
  1. a company that sells oil
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oil conservation
n
  1. the conservation of petroleum resources
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oilcan
n
  1. a can with a long nozzle to apply oil to machinery
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oilskin
n
  1. a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof
    Synonym(s): oilskin, slicker
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Olea cunninghamii
n
  1. northern Zealand tree having dense hard light-brown wood
    Synonym(s): black maire, Olea cunninghamii
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oleaginous
adj
  1. unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments"
    Synonym(s): buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous
  2. containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds"
    Synonym(s): greasy, oily, sebaceous, oleaginous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oleaginousness
n
  1. consisting of or covered with oil [syn: greasiness, oiliness, oleaginousness]
  2. smug self-serving earnestness
    Synonym(s): fulsomeness, oiliness, oleaginousness, smarminess, unctuousness, unction
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oligomenorrhea
n
  1. abnormally light or infrequent menstruation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oilskin \Oil"skin`\, n.
      Cloth made waterproof by oil.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oleaginous \O`le*ag`i*nous\, a. [L. oleaginus, oleagineus,
      belonging to the olive, fr. olea olive: cf. F. ol[82]agineux.
      See {Olive}, {Oil}.]
      Having the nature or qualities of oil; oily; unctuous.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oleaginousness \O`le*ag`i*nous*ness\, n.
      Oiliness. --Boyle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oligandrous \Ol`i*gan"drous\, a. [Oligo- + Gr. [?], [?], man,
      male.] (Bot.)
      Having few stamens.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oliganthous \Ol`i*gan"thous\, a. [Oligo- + Gr. [?] flower.]
      (Bot.)
      Having few flowers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oligomerous \Ol`i*gom"er*ous\, a. [Oligo- + Gr. [?] part.]
      (Bot.)
      Having few members in each set of organs; as, an oligomerous
      flower.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oligomyold \Ol`i*go"my*old\, a. [Oligo- + Gr. [?], [?], a muscle
      + -oid.] (Anat.)
      Having few or imperfect syringeal muscles; -- said of some
      passerine birds ({Oligomyodi}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oligomyold \Ol`i*go"my*old\, a. [Oligo- + Gr. [?], [?], a muscle
      + -oid.] (Anat.)
      Having few or imperfect syringeal muscles; -- said of some
      passerine birds ({Oligomyodi}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Eulachon \[d8]Eu"la*chon\, n. [Native Indian name.] (Zo[94]l.)
      The candlefish. [Written also {oulachan}, {oolacan}, and
      {ulikon}.] See {Candlefish}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oulachan \Ou"la*chan\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      Same as {Eulachon}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Eulachon \[d8]Eu"la*chon\, n. [Native Indian name.] (Zo[94]l.)
      The candlefish. [Written also {oulachan}, {oolacan}, and
      {ulikon}.] See {Candlefish}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oulachan \Ou"la*chan\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      Same as {Eulachon}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Eulachon \[d8]Eu"la*chon\, n. [Native Indian name.] (Zo[94]l.)
      The candlefish. [Written also {oulachan}, {oolacan}, and
      {ulikon}.] See {Candlefish}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Owlism \Owl"ism\, n.
      Affected wisdom; pompous dullness. [R.]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Oil Center, NM
      Zip code(s): 88266
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