lubricates
- present tense form of lubricate (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Butter also lubricates your mouth, which tends to compliment the dish's natural astringency.
From Salon • Nov. 25, 2024
The fluid lubricates faults, resulting in slow slips that produce small earthquakes.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 8, 2024
Most of it is absorbed by our cells; the rest lubricates muscles and tissues and generates saliva.
From National Geographic • Sep. 14, 2023
When water absorbs into the earth, it expands and lubricates the clay until it’s slippery enough for the land to ride downward with the force of gravity.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023
Whatever it is that lubricates joints I think must be in low supply now, because every moving part aches.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
