{
    "term": "oil",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a thick liquid that is found in rock underground",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Several companies are **drilling for oil** in the region."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The price of **crude oil** has more than doubled."
                },
                {
                    "text": "rising world **oil prices**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an **oil spill**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The country is rich in **oil reserves**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**oil and gas** drilling/exploration"
                },
                {
                    "text": "oil refineries/pipelines"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**oil companies**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **oil industry**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The well produced oil at a rate of 2 000 **barrels of oil** a day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "At the time, oil was trading at around $18 per barrel."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The national economy is sustained by high oil revenues."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Five companies account for about 70 per cent of the country's oil production."
                },
                {
                    "text": "With a finite oil supply and ever-increasing demand, it's inevitable that oil will become more expensive."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "petroleum",
            "topics": ["The environment"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["heavy", "light", "crude"],
                "… of oil": ["barrel", "film", "drop"],
                "verb + oil": ["extract", "obtain", "produce"],
                "oil + noun": ["company", "producer", "man"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a form of petroleum that is used as fuel and to make parts of machines move smoothly",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "fuel oil"
                },
                {
                    "text": "engine oil"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an oil lamp/heater"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Put some oil in the car."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most people think about energy only when gas prices increase or when heating oil is in short supply."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by car or lorry"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["heavy", "light", "crude"],
                "… of oil": ["barrel", "film", "drop"],
                "verb + oil": ["extract", "obtain", "produce"],
                "oil + noun": ["company", "producer", "man"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a smooth thick liquid that is made from plants or animals and is used in cooking",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Fry the potato in a little sunflower oil."
                },
                {
                    "text": "palm/coconut/sesame oil"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Heat the frying pan and add cooking oil."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Heat the oil gently and brown the mince."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Vegetable oils** are better for you than animal fats."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A daily dose of omega-3 fish oil will help children to concentrate better."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a bottle of extra virgin olive oil"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The traditional salad dressing is made of oil and vinegar."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Food"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["cooking", "hydrogenated", "polyunsaturated"],
                "verb + oil": ["heat", "cook something in", "fry something in"],
                "preposition": ["in oil"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a smooth thick liquid that is made from plants, minerals, etc. and is used on the skin or hair",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "lavender bath oil"
                },
                {
                    "text": "suntan oil"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She rubbed a scented oil into her hair."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sick were anointed with oil."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Appearance"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["aromatic", "fragrant", "scented"],
                "verb + oil": ["massage", "rub", "massage something with"],
                "preposition": ["oil of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "coloured paint containing oil used by artists",
            "sensetop": "in oil",
            "labels": "(US English)(US English)(US English)(especially British English)(North American English usually)(British English)(North American English)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘Four Women on a Bench’, oil on canvas, 1991"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a painting done in oils",
                    "contextForm": "in oil"
                },
                {
                    "text": "landscapes in oil"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Art"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a picture painted in oil paint",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Among the more important Turner oils was ‘Venus and Adonis’."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to study or work until late at night",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to try to settle an argument",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Discussion and agreement"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɔɪl/",
                "audio": "oi/oil/oil__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɔɪl/",
                "audio": "oi/oil/oil__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old Northern French olie, Old French oile, from Latin oleum ‘(olive) oil’; compare with olea ‘olive’."
}