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( BIOLOGY ) a thick liquid that comes from plants or animals and that we use in cooking

Fry the onions in oil. olive oil

oil paint • ing / ' oil peintig / noun [ count ]

( ART ) a picture that has been done with paint made from oil

oil rig / ' oil rig / noun [ count ]

a large structure with special equipment for bringing oil out of the ground

oil Well / 'oil wel / noun [ count ] a hole that is made deep in the ground or under the ocean in order to get oil

oil • y / ' oili / adjective ( oil i • er , oil • i • est )

like oil, or covered with oil an oily liquid oily hands

oint • ment / ' ointmant /noun [count, noncount]

( HEALTH ) a smooth substance that you put on sore skin or on an injury to help it get better

OK 1» (also о . kay ) / oo'kei / exclamation ( informal )

yes

"Should we go to the party?" "OK." —SYNONYM all right

OK2 w (also о . kay ) / oo'kei / adjective, adverb ( informal )

safe and well; calm or happy "How's your mom?" "OK, thanks."

all right; acceptable Is it okay to sit here?

—SYNONYM all right

old© / ould / adjective ( old • er , old • est )

having lived for a long time My grandfather is very old. My sister is older than me.

—ANTONYM young

made or bought a long time ago an old house

—ANTONYM new

You use old to show the age of someone or something Dan is seven years old .

How old are you? a four-year-old girl

done or had before now

My old job was more interesting than this one.

—ANTONYM new

known for a long time

Jess is an old friend — we went to school together. the old noun [ plural ]

old people

old age / |ould eid3 / noun [ noncount ] the part of your life when you are old He's enjoying life in his old age .

—ANTONYM youth

old-fash .ioned © / |ould ' fre/and /

not modern

old-fashioned clothes

My parents are kind of old-fashioned.

ol • ive / ' aliv/ noun [ count ]

a small green or black fruit that people eat or make into oil

The salad dressing needs a little more olive oil .

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-ology

( in nouns ) the subject of study astr ology (= the study of the stars ) bi ology techn ology

the O • lym • pic Games/di aiimpik ' geimz /

( also the O - lym - pics / di a 'limpiks / ) noun [ plural ] ( SPORTS ) an international sports competition that is organized every four years in a different country

O • lym • pic / a ' limpik / adjective

Who holds the Olympic record for the 200 meters?

om • e • let ( also om . e - lette ) / ' amlat / noun [count]

a dish made of eggs mixed together and then fried a cheese omelet

• mit / ou ' mit / verb

( o mits , o - mit ting , o - mit - ted )

( formal )

to not include something

Omit question 2 and do question 3.

—SYNONYM leave out

om • ni • vore / ' amn^vor / noun [ count ]

( BIOLOGY ) an animal that eats both plants and meat — Look at carnivore , herbivore .

om • niv • o • rous / ^m¹ nivaras / adjective

an omnivorous diet

on®/ an ; on / preposition, adverb

used for showing where something is Your book is on the table.

The number is on the door.

have a cut on my hand.

There's a good movie on TV tonight.

used with ways of traveling and types of travel He got on the bus.

I came here on foot (= I walked ) .

used for showing when My birthday is on May 6. I'll see you on Monday.

working; being used

All the lights were on. —ANTONYM off

covering your body Put your coat on .

about something a book on cars

happening or planned What's on at the movie theater?

Is the meeting still on, or has it been canceled?

—ANTONYM off

using something

I bought it on the Internet. I was on the phone with Jania. He saw it on TV .

used for showing that someone or something continues The man shouted at us, but we just walked on.

soon after