Mideast "gold" (3 letters)

{ Answer }

OIL

{ Related Clues }

Bribe
Flatter
Lubricate
Safflower ___
Arab commodity
Aromatherapist's supply
"Black gold"
Derain offering
Garage stain
Garage supply
Kind of change
Loosen, in a way
Monet work
Naphtha, e.g.
Olive product
OPEC export
Refined resource
Safflower by-product
Slick stuff
Something struck
Soybean product
Spill material
Standard stuff
Christmas-tree concern
Many a fine artwork
Old lamp fill
Something good to strike
Upton Sinclair novel
Word with can or slick
Source of Abu Dhabi's wealth

{ Tags }

black, bribe, can, concern, eg, export, fuel, gold, it, kind, lubricate, mideast, need, oil, olive, opec, painting, product, salad, source, well

{ Notes }

The answer OIL is very common and appears about once every 48.4 puzzles.

{ Definition }

OIL as a noun:

1. a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water

2. (oil, oil color, oil colour) = oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist

3. (vegetable oil, oil) = any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants

OIL as a verb:

1. cover with oil, as if by rubbing; "oil the wooden surface"

2. (anoint, inunct, oil, anele, embrocate) = administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing