| Main Entry: | lubricate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make slippery |
Synonyms: |
anoint, cream, grease, lard, lube, make, oil, oil the wheels, slick, smear, smooth, tallow, wax |
Antonyms: |
dry |
| Main Entry: | oil |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lubricate |
Synonyms: |
anoint, coat, grease, lard, lube, pomade, slick, smear |
Antonyms: |
dry |
| Main Entry: | lubrication |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lubricating |
Synonyms: |
grease job, greasing, lube, lube job, lubing, oiling |
| Concept: | [Absence of friction. Prevention of friction.] Lubrication. |
| Category: | 1. Solid Matter |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
smoothness; unctuousness., lubrication, lubrification; anointment; oiling., synovia; glycerine, oil, lubricating oil, grease [more]; saliva; lather.
-verbs
lubricate, lubricitate; oil, grease, lather, soap; wax.
-adjectives
lubricated; lubricous.
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| Concept: | Oil. |
| Category: | 3. IMPERFECT FLUIDS |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
oil, fat, butter, cream, grease, tallow, suet, lard, dripping exunge, blubber; glycerin, stearin, elaine, oleagine; soap; soft soap, wax, cerement; paraffin, spermaceti, adipocere; petroleum, mineral, mineral rock, mineral crystal, mineral oil; vegetable oil, colza oil, olive oil, salad oil, linseed oil, cottonseed oil, soybean oil, nut oil; animal oil, neat's foot oil, train oil; ointment, unguent, liniment; aceite, amole, Barbados tar; fusel oil, grain oil, rape oil, seneca oil; hydrate of amyl, ghee; heating oil, distillate, residual oils, kerosene, jet fuel, gasoline, naphtha; stearin; essential oils.
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