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greases

greases is the plural of grease.

greases is the third-person singular simple present indicative of grease.

Meaning of grease

Noun

grease (countable and uncountable, plural greases)

  1. Animal fat in a melted or soft state.
    Synonyms:
    fat, lard
  2. (broadly) Any oily or fatty matter.
  3. Shorn but not yet cleansed wool.
  4. Inflammation of a horse's heels, also known as scratches or pastern dermatitis.
  5. (slang) Money.
    • Some of the people I talked to said it could be done—but it would cost big money. More grease than I’d ever dreamed of.1982, Stephen King, Survivor Type
  6. (dated, slang) Synonym of fat (“work containing much blank, profitable to the compositor”).
    Synonyms:
    fat

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Phrases with greases

Questions about greases

What is greases the plural of?
Greases is the plural of grease.

Words near greases in the dictionary

  1. greaseproofing
  2. greaseproofness
  3. greaseproofs
  4. greaser
  5. greasers
  6. greases
  7. greases it on
  8. greases one's gills
  9. greases someone's palm
  10. greases the skids
  11. greases the wheels

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