oil spot
Garage floor blemish
An oil spot is a stain or discoloration left by oil on a surface—a driveway, a shirt, water.
The term also describes a counterinsurgency strategy of securing small areas and gradually expanding outward, like oil spreading on water: The military pursued an oil spot approach, pacifying one village at a time.
Smooth or craftily adept
- puddleShallow collected rainwater
- dripLiquid falling slowly
- leakEscape through a breach
- splatterScatter in drops
smudge · residue · discoloration · splotch · streak · blot · spill · smear
Smooth or craftily adept
- hazardSource of potential harm
- skidUncontrolled lateral slide
- slipperyLacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- pavementHard road covering
asphalt · traction · hydroplane · swerve · accident · rain · wet · dangerous
slick
Smooth or craftily adept
splatter · smudge · residue · discoloration · splotch · streak · blot · spill · smear · driveway
slick
Smooth or craftily adept
pavement · asphalt · traction · hydroplane · swerve · accident · rain · wet · dangerous · spill
leak
Escape through a breach
pan · plug · dipstick · crankcase · engine · transmission · fluid · mechanic · maintenance · undercarriage
glaze
Thin lustrous coating
stoneware · firing · reduction · ash · celadon · oxidation · earthenware · raku · clay · wheel
- glazesglaze, maple glaze, balsamic glaze, teriyaki glaze, citrus glaze
- Tenmokutea bowl, tea bowls