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US
/ˈɔɪɫd/
]
[ UK /ˈɔɪld/ ]
[ UK /ˈɔɪld/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
treated with oil
oiled country roads
an oiled walnut table
How To Use oiled In A Sentence
- He called the foiled butt "Really juicy and nearly perfect. Physicist Cracks BBQ Mystery
- We've been having a great deal of difficulty educating our fliers that when wearing their flight suits, their sleeves must be roiled down to the wrist at all times.
- Elizabeth had doted on her, spoiled her, given her everything a little girl can want.
- So far, so good, so much more credible—and spoiled only slightly by the blandishment that those that fail should present plans for recapitalization "as swiftly as possible. Is This the End of the Beginning for the Euro Crisis?
- Isn't there something revolting about catering to the imagined needs of a tiny group of spoiled ladies, a Marie Antoinette–ish situation that reached its apotheosis when John Galliano showed his infamous clochard collection—the word means bum or hobo in French, and the tattered gowns, hand-stenciled to look filthy, trailed pots, pans, and other refuse—at the 1997 Dior haute couture show? Art in the Parks 3: Nan Kempner's Clothing
- However, there is a potential for increased tourism because of the natural beauty and varied topography and because the country is unspoiled and inexpensive.
- I was accused of being stiff, spoiled, pompous, upper crusted, bitter, angry, negative, imbecilic, and even crazy.
- That change rivals anything that we've seen in the last three years of the smartphone market," said Paul Carton, ChangeWave's director of research, adding that the sudden surge in consumer interest in Android had "roiled" the market. PC World
- Its turrets and towers, its windows and its walls, its capacious kitchens, and its fine halls and banqueting rooms -- unspoiled by the hands of the "restorer" -- have gained for it the almost unchallenged position of being the finest baronial residence which still exists. Heiress of Haddon
- At around 11 am that day a pensioner foiled another attempted scam by a man and woman in Central Avenue, Gravesend.