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Meanings of oily in inglés
Synonyms
Examples for "greasy"
Examples for "greasy"
1
He arrived minutes later, looking rushed and smelling like greasy fast food.
2
Below me the River Cuckmere made its greasy meanders towards the sea.
3
Hard; greasy; semicircular form of different sizes, with extra-strong flavor and odor.
4
The waiter brought him a greasy newspaper; but he put it aside.
5
Tapia says it's not greasy and you only need a small amount.
1
Conclusions: Immunohistochemistry can make significant contributions to the diagnosis of sebaceous carcinoma.
2
A large mass of sebaceous material is also found in these cysts.
3
Individual miRNAs are likely to play a significant role during sebaceous lipogenesis.
4
Ultrastructurally, empty-appearing non-membrane bound vacuoles attested to the sebaceous cells' lipid content.
5
The appendages of the skin are the hair, nails, sebaceous and sweat-glands.
Usage of oily in inglés
1
The sea looked almost solid, like churning, oily lumps rather than water.
2
The air shimmered with oily heat as the B-17's engines built power.
3
The castor oil seed resembles in chemical composition the other oily seeds.
4
The meal proceeded in silence save for an oily sarcasm from Henson.
5
The most effective are omega-3 fats, which occur naturally in oily fish.
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The running, the growing heat, had left him feeling oily and gritty.
7
Something lived out there in the oily gray water of the harbor.
8
The suave, oily little Mayor came in, twinkling his eyes and saying:
9
Something sort of smooth and glistening; like black, oily molasses slipping over.
10
The dun river slipped along among the shipping with an oily gurgle.
11
One of his soldiers pointed to a dark, oily-looking area of reeds.
12
Let me see if I can rouse them from their oily slumber.
13
I'm going to bed; you have interrupted the flow of-ofoily meditation.
14
Never were the oily charms of Houston likely to seem more bountiful.
15
Brigadier General Harold Barnabas Claybourne glowered at me from its oily surface.
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Just then the oily-headed clerk announced that Mr. Ranson was at liberty.
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Oily through the time
Oily across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common