LUBRICATION Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word lubrication. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for LUBRICATION
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| grease | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery) • anything regarded as making something unclean verb • lubricate with grease | ||||||||
| lubricity | nounn | |||||||
noun • feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness | ||||||||
| slickness | nounn | |||||||
noun • verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way • a kind of fluent easy superficiality • a slippery smoothness | ||||||||
| slipperiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a slippery smoothness • the quality of being a slippery rascal | ||||||||
| smoothness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch • powerful and effective language • the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner • the quality of having a level and even surface • the quality of being free from errors or interruptions | ||||||||
| oiling | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water • oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist • a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons • any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants verb • cover with oil, as if by rubbing • administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing | ||||||||
