adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
oily fish (= containing a lot of natural oil )
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A diet of oily fish can help prevent heart disease.
oily
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My skin has a tendency to be oily.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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fish
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The oily fish , like mackerel and herring, are not generally very popular.
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Examples of foods that contain beneficial fats are oily fish such as salmon, tuna and mackerel.
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Instead, eat more fish , particularly oily fish such as mackerel. 9.
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Fed on a diet of oily fish , it grows enormously fat.
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I combine mace with bay, especially for seasoning pork or oily fish , such as herrings.
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An oily fish smell fills your nostrils.
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Now one thing the Elliott household is not short of is oily fish .
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Some fats are more important than others such as the fat found in oily fish .
rag
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The room was shuttered and smelt of oily rags and leather.
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He backed off, wiping his hands on the oily rag , frowning.
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The garage guy soon joined him, wiping an oily rag with his oily fingers.
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He had found Bert giving the machine a final wipe over with an oily rag .
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He fed it lots of oil and wiped at it all the time with an oily rag so it shone.
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With an oily rag , rub the metal part.
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Jim reached across and wiped his mate's forehead with an oily rag .
skin
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Aqua has been specially designed for oily skins .
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Some side effects of high doses include acne, oily skin and insomnia.
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Fresh, live yogurt, without additives, can help all skin-types, particularly excessively dry or oily skin .
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Clay masks which dry on the skin are grease-absorbing and act better on oily skins.
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For very oily skin or acne, you could use a more astringent base such as witch hazel.
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For oily skin try calendula flowers.
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They had sent him home to do two years in a military prison and his dark oily skin had suffered while inside.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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oily skin
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an oily used-car salesman
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Aqua has been specially designed for oily skins.
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Boardwalk card shows for the benefit of oily collectors?
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Examples of foods that contain beneficial fats are oily fish such as salmon, tuna and mackerel.
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Pots and tin trays were clanging over the whirr of dishwashers; the tables smelled sweet and oily .
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Start off by cleaning down all the oily and greasy bits - the engine compartment, undercarriage and control surface hinges.
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They are difficult to remove and need an oily remover which may puff-up sensitive eyes.
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They pack a high volume crunch and are just oily enough to tempt finger licking.