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   grease

   /ɡriːs/

   noun

   • 1. a thick oily substance, especially as used as a lubricant: "axle grease" Similar lubricantlubricationunguentinformal:lubeoilointmentlotioncreamtrademark:Brylcreem
   • 2. animal fat used or produced in cooking: "the kitchen walls were black with grease and filth" Similar fatoilcooking oilanimal fatlardsuetbuttermargarinedripping

   verb

   • 1. smear or lubricate with grease: "grease a shallow baking dish"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French graisse, based on Latin crassus ‘thick, fat’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. greaseless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

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