Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oil well

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.05 in modern English

Syllables
oil well
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped.

Inflected Forms

oil wells (plural)

Synonyms

oiler

Questions

What does oil well mean?
A hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped.

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