dink(3) (iou) and oil 1, noun (oh)

dink(3) (iou)

dink noun1. Austral. slang. M20.
[Origin unkn.]
A ride on the handlebar of a bicycle.

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1 ?fuel?
2 ?natural substance under the ground?
3 ?liquid from plants?
4 ?paint?
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[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: oile, from Latin oleum 'olive oil', from Greek elaia 'olive']
?FUEL?
[U] a smooth thick liquid that is used to make machines run easily or is burned to produce heat
::Check the oil level in your car every week.
::The heating system runs on oil.
?NATURAL SUBSTANCE UNDER THE GROUND?
[U] the thick, dark liquid from under the ground from which petrol is produced
-see also crude crude
::a rise in the price of oil
oil industry/company/production etc
::the importance of protecting our oil supplies
::an oil refinery (=factory where oil is made purer)
vinegar, pepper, oil, salt
?LIQUID FROM PLANTS?
[U and C] a smooth, thick liquid made from plants or some animals, used especially in Cooking or for making Beauty products
::Cooking oil
olive/vegetable/sunflower etc oil
::coconut oil shampoo
::Fish oils are supposed to help relieve arthritis.
-see also castor oil , cod-liver oil , linseed oil
?PAINT?
oils [plural] paints that contain oil
-synonym oil paints oil paints in oils
::I usually paint in oils (=using oils) .
-see also burn the midnight oil at burn 1 (20), pour oil on troubled waters at pour (8)

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