make+slippery
11oil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. grease (see oil); oil paint (see painting). v. lubricate, grease (See oil); placate, flatter. See flattery, smoothness, servility. II Friction reducing fluid Nouns …
12lubricant — {{11}}lubricant (adj.) reducing friction, 1809, from L. lubricantem (nom. lubricans), prp. of lubricare to make slippery or smooth, from lubricus slippery; easily moved, sliding, gliding; figuratively uncertain, hazardous, dangerous; seductive,… …
13lubricate — /ˈlubrəkeɪt / (say loohbruhkayt) verb (t) (lubricated, lubricating) 1. to apply some oily, greasy, or other substance to, in order to diminish friction; oil or grease, as parts of a mechanism. 2. to make slippery or smooth. {Latin lūbricātus,… …
14lubricate — ► VERB ▪ apply oil or grease to (an engine or component) to minimize friction. DERIVATIVES lubrication noun lubricator noun. ORIGIN Latin lubricare make slippery , from lubricus slippery …
15lubrication — lubricate ► VERB ▪ apply oil or grease to (an engine or component) to minimize friction. DERIVATIVES lubrication noun lubricator noun. ORIGIN Latin lubricare make slippery , from lubricus slippery …
16lubricator — lubricate ► VERB ▪ apply oil or grease to (an engine or component) to minimize friction. DERIVATIVES lubrication noun lubricator noun. ORIGIN Latin lubricare make slippery , from lubricus slippery …
17lubricate — v.tr. 1 reduce friction in (machinery etc.) by applying oil or grease etc. 2 make slippery or smooth with oil or grease. Derivatives: lubrication n. lubricative adj. lubricator n. Etymology: L lubricare lubricat f. lubricus slippery …
18glacis — sloping bank (especially leading up to a fortification), 1670s, from Fr. glacir to freeze, make slippery, from O.Fr. glacier to slip, glide, from V.L. *glaciare to make or turn into ice, from glacies (see GLACIAL (Cf. glacial)) …
19lubricate — v oil, grease, smear with grease; lard, butter, dress, smear, daub; soap, wax, pomade, smooth, slick, make slippery, make smooth; oil the wheels, smooth the way, soap the way …
20lubricate — [v] make slippery anoint, cream, grease, lard, lube, make, oil, oil the wheels*, slick, smear, smooth, tallow, wax; concept 202 Ant. dry …
