Phrase Hound found 9 phrases and 23 compound words that contain oiled. The most common are listed below. Open oiled in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 9
- well-oiledWell-run; smoothrunning; efficiently run.
- oiled upsimple past and past participle of oil up
- oiled silkSilk made waterproof by saturation with boiled oil.
- squeaky wheels get oiledAlternative form of the squeaky wheel gets the grease: The person who complains or speaks up most loudly receives the redress or attention which they seek.
- well-oiled machineSomething that operates capably through the effective coordination of many parts.
- re-oiledsimple past and past participle of re-oil
- snake-oiledsimple past and past participle of snake-oil
- oiled silksplural of oiled silk: Silk made waterproof by saturation with boiled oil.
- well-oiled machinesplural of well-oiled machine: Something that operates capably through the effective coordination of many parts.
Compound words 23
- nonoiledNot having been oiled.
- recoiledpast participle of recoil: A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking.
- uncoiledNot coiled
- unboilednot boiled
- assoiledsimple past and past participle of assoil
- bemoiledsimple past and past participle of bemoil
- betoiledsimple past and past participle of betoil
- defoiledsimple past and past participle of defoil
- desoiledsimple past and past participle of desoil
- emboiledsimple past and past participle of emboil