See Also: dare 1, verb, modal verb(dictionary)
rim 2, verb(dictionary)
tot 2, verb(dictionary)
dip 1, verb(dictionary)
din 2, verb(dictionary)
dim 2, verb(dictionary)
brief 3, verb(dictionary)
fog 2, verb(dictionary)
top 3, verb(dictionary)
know 1, verb(dictionary)

tweedy (iou) and oil 2, verb (oh)


tweedy (iou)



tweedy adjective. ['twi:di] E20.
[from TWEED + -Y1.]
Consisting of or relating to tweed cloth; characterized by or dressed in tweeds, esp. habitually; fig. characteristic of the country gentry, heartily informal.
Daily Telegraph Miss Foster,..a perfectly splendid, large and tweedy lady.
tweedily adverb M20.
tweediness noun M20.

oil 2, verb (oh)



2 v [T]
to put oil onto part of a machine or part of something that moves, to help it to move or work more smoothly
::The bicycle chain needs oiling.
to put oil or cream onto your skin, for example to protect you from the sun
::I asked Simon to oil my back for me.
oil the wheels
BrE to help something to be done in business or Politics successfully and easily