Word Finder - grease

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Animal fat in a melted or soft state

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(extension) Any oily or fatty matter.

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Shorn but not yet cleansed wool

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Inflammation of a horse's heels, also known as scratches or pastern dermatitis.

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To put grease or fat on something, especially in order to lubricate.

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To bribe.

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To cause to go easily; to facilitate.

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To perform a landing extraordinarily smoothly.

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To my amazement, I greased the landing despite the tricky crosswinds.

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To kill, murder.

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To cheat or cozen; to overreach.

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To affect (a horse) with grease, the disease.

The foul smelling grease turned her stomach.

He continued testing the tension on his bike chain, wiping the grease on a paper napkin.

Yellow and red ochre mixed with grease are coarsely smeared over the bodies, grey in coarse patterns and white in fine patterns resembling tattoo marks.

The head hair is usually matted with grease and dirt, but when clean is fine and glossy.

The growth of missionary enterprise in India lent colour to this theory, which was supported by the fact that no precautions had been taken to grease the Indian cartridges with a neutral fat, such as that of sheep and goats.

I must have leaned up against the barbeque! he said, rubbing the grease in.

When Dean rushed to the kitchen, he found Cynthia, her hands to her face, in tears, grease covering the floor.

In 1894 the excess of imports over exports fell to 2,720,000, but by 1898 it had grown to 8,391,000, in consequence chiefly of the increased importation of coal, raw cotton and cotton thread, pig and cast iron, old iron, grease and oil-seeds for use in Italian industries.

The chief manufacture is that of cotton fabrics; the town also possesses iron forges, iron and brass foundries, oil and grease works, railway waggon factories, and bolt, screw and nail works.

The ordinary behaviour is evidently the result of a film of grease, which adheres with great obstinacy.

The foul smelling grease turned her stomach and she made a face at him.

Before using it remove all dust and grease from the face by washing.

Dean asked, jumping up to move the meat from the splattering grease.

The Sycamore tree that had fallen on it had been removed by Josh, Bill, Alex and Mr. Reynolds using a chain saw and good old-fashioned elbow grease.

Paint was excavated with the ubiquitous digging-stick, and rubbed fine on stones with water or grease.

The camp smelled of rancid grease and wood smoke.

He gave me a pile of special account data that he said would grease the skids on any requisitions I submitted, no questions asked.

The idler gears, on the external drive, ran on grease sealed bearings.

Grease a large shallow ovenproof dish and lay the cannelloni in side by side, so they fit snugly.

To use my own shampoo, not the cheapo cheapo cheapo hotel crap that removes the dirt but leaves grease and those metals still around.

To help get the big hose back onto the radiator, smear a little grease over the outer circumference of the junction.

Check grease bands Enjoy early strawberries by placing cloches over the plants.

Apply silicone grease to all the exposed copper at the end of the cable.

Give the cork a really good application of cork grease.

A few corporations choose to grease the squeaky wheel to avoid product defamation by imposing management practices on us, their suppliers.

Either grease or line shallow baking dish with glad bake.

The grease nipples are situated on the front or bottom of the axle.

Buy yourself some rubber grease and a pair of circlip pliers and you're in business.

The grease applicator support prongs should both be in line with the ends of the cooling block.

With the blob of grease removed, the FCU was fully serviceable.

Suitable for smaller jobs in toilets, kitchens, stubborn dirt, grease stains, extractor fans and working surfaces, even walls.

Then grease two baking trays and drop heaped teaspoonfuls onto them, leaving a little space for expansion.

Grease was a surprise, but fitted into the 70s retro trend that was being so heavily touted earlier in the year.

These ' exhibits ' include night urinals, refuse pits and grease traps.

Grease The principal fire risk in kitchen extract ventilation is created by the excessive build-up of cooking oil deposits.

Lightly grease the pan with a thick wad of paper towel dipped in oil or melted butter.

Grease a cookie sheet with margarine or use one lined with a silicone sheet.

Many people sell old patio furniture, although you may have to be willing use a little elbow grease to get used items back into shape.

Biodiesel is produced from soybeans, vegetable oil or used restaurant grease, that includes animal fat.

Soybean oil and yellow grease, made from cooking oil, are the most popular sources for an alternative fuel source.

Grease, food stains and coatings on cupsmake paper and plasticcups andplates non-reusable.

Other contaminants, like grease from industrial food processing, may leech the oxygen out of the water and suffocate fish.

These are great mixtures for cleaning and disinfecting bathrooms and tackling grease in kitchens.

The catch is, most pieces require at least some assembly, put a little elbow grease will seem like nothing when you calculate your savings.

Does the item come fully assembled, or will you have to put some elbow grease into it?

If your tin ceiling is located in your kitchen, you may have to use a cleaning product on the panels to remove grease.

Easy bargain decorating is within reach with a little creative thinking and elbow grease.

Draw a design onto a piece of wax paper using a grease pencil.

It's a lot like advertising--the fast food commercial concentrates on how juicy that burger looks, not that little ring of grease that it leaves on the bag.

If you're using a soda or chip can, any excess moisture or grease will catch the light and destroy your camera obscura.