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Meanings of oiled in English

Treated with oil.

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Examples for "unoiled"
Examples for "unoiled"
1
It shuddered open with a squeal and a rasp of unoiled hinges.
Phantoms
2
Something moved deep inside, like rusty chains unraveling, unoiled hinges creaking, rock cracking.
The Water Witch
3
She heard the latch of the door release, then the creak of unoiled hinges.
The blackstone chronicles
4
This door was not locked, but opened with a squeal of ancient, unoiled hinges.
The Hyperion Cantos
5
Hurwood looked up, and produced a laugh like the last clatter of unoiled machinery.
On Stranger Tides
Usage of oiled in English
1
The Cure bowed; the Notary shook back his oiled locks in excitement.
The Right of Way — Volume 03
2
NOAA also reported many heavily oiled sea turtles in the spill zone.
Reuters
3
And the mayor's staff did a good job keeping the hinges oiled.
Karen Memory
4
On the Democratic side, Clinton's well-oiled operation is well ahead of schedule.
Reuters
5
In his arms he held a long package, wrapped in oiled leather.
Smoke and mirrors: short fictions and illusions
6
Pour upon oiled paper in a flat pan and cut in squares.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
7
Germany are a well-oiled machine, you know where they're going to be.
Reuters
8
He had exactly enough fear to keep his bones together and oiled.
More Than Human
9
McGovern found himself facing a well-oiled Republican political machine headed by Nixon.
Reuters
10
When you're working like a well oiled machine, no challenge is insurmountable.
Wired
11
The oiled and fur-wrapped Indian stoops down and looks along the dip.
The Maid of the Whispering Hills
12
And social existence moves as smoothly as a well-oiled and adjusted machine.
Hawthorne and His Circle
13
Then they wreathed Lalemant in oiled bark and set fire to it.
Canada: the Empire of the North / Being the Romantic Story of th...
14
It smelted faintly of oil-theCaptain must have oiled it that day.
Lonesome dove
15
Its well-oiled marketing department hosts tournaments and aggressively interacts with industry pundits.
Reuters
16
The covering of the Umbrellas exhibited is of oiled paper coarsely painted.
Umbrellas and Their History
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common