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Oily vs Oils - What's the difference?

oily | oils |

As nouns the difference between oily and oils

is that oily is a marble with an oily lustre while oils is .

As an adjective oily

is relating to oil.

As a verb oils is

third person singular simple present of to oil .

oily

English

Alternative forms

* oyly (obsolete)

Adjective

(er)
  • Relating to oil.
  • Smeared with or containing oil.
  • (figuratively) Excessively friendly or polite so as to sound insincere.

    • Derived terms

    * smell of an oily rag

    Noun

    (oilies)
  • A marble with an oily lustre.
  • * 1998 , Joanna Cole, Stephanie Calmenson, Michael Street, Marbles: 101 ways to play
    • Lustered (also called lusters, rainbows, oilies , and pearls)
  • * 2001 , Paul Webley, The economic psychology of everyday life (page 39)
    • But marbles are not only used to play games: they are also traded. In this market, the value of the different kinds of marbles (oilies , emperors, etc.) is determined by local supply and demand and not by the price of the marbles
  • oilskins (waterproof garment)

    • oils

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • Third person singular simple present of to oil.

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