grease
noun
the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
well-greased
-
a word derived from
grease.
Example Sentences
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“They were using backing tapes and click tracks. It was like a well-greased machine, and that’s not Sublime.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
In addition, the chemical structure of the artificial glycocalyx is such that microbes without the right arms slide off it -- like an egg off a well-greased frying pan.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2024
When he wasn’t making wisecracks, Gerald Lloyd “Kookie” Kookson III was lovingly combing his well-greased hairdo.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2020
Heat a well-greased, flat, cast-iron griddle or heavy-based frying pan on a medium-low heat.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 20, 2019
Welsh appeared at the interview dressed up in broadcloth, black and shiny as his well-greased hair, and in fine linen, white and glistening as his prominent teeth.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 by Various
