grease
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- pronunciation:
- gris
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
melted or soft animal fat.
Bacon leaves a lot of grease in a pan after it has been cooked.- synonyms:
- fat, lard
- similar words:
- blubber, butter, tallow
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| definition 2: |
a thick, oily material used on machine parts, such as those in a car engine. Grease lets the parts rub against one another smoothly while the machine is working.
The chain on your bicycle looks like it needs some grease.- similar words:
- dope, oil
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| related words: |
fat |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
greases, greasing, greased |
| definition 1: |
to coat with grease; lubricate.
He greased his bicycle chain.- synonyms:
- lubricate
- similar words:
- smear
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| definition 2: |
to put butter, margarine, or some other kind of grease on.
He greased the pan while she mixed the batter.- synonyms:
- smear
- similar words:
- butter
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The words
grease and
Greece sound alike but have different meanings. To find out why someone who is dieting would rather eat food made in Greece than food made in grease, look up
Greece.