English dictionary: words starting with gre

noun

Graduate record examination (also examinations), a standardized test serving as an admissions requirement for many graduate schools in the united states and accepted at various other institutions of higher education worldwide; frequently attributive.

noun

A thick oily substance, especially as used as a lubricant.

Usage examples:

Axle grease

verb

Smear or lubricate with grease.

Usage examples:

Grease a shallow baking dish

phrase

Help something go smoothly.

Usage examples:

Sales promotions oil the wheels of commerce

noun

Animal fat that is soft after melting

Usage examples:

There’s always a lot of grease when you cook lamb., you ought to put some grease on that hinge., gr…

verb

To make something happen more easily

Usage examples:

Social connections can help grease the way to business deals., the company's charitable donations h…

noun

A mechanic.

Usage examples:

Although university educated in his own country, here he is a grease monkey.

noun

A foreigner, especially one of mediterranean or latin american origin.

verb

Smear or lubricate with grease.

Usage examples:

Grease a shallow baking dish

noun

A thick oily substance, especially as used as a lubricant.

Usage examples:

Axle grease

noun

A waxy substance used as make-up by actors.

Usage examples:

John knows the ins and outs of the acting world, working as both an amateur and professional in the…

noun

Paper that does not allow oil through, used especially in cooking

Usage examples:

Line the tins with greaseproof paper.

noun

A motor mechanic or unskilled engineer on a ship.

Usage examples:

The victim held a certificate of competency to perform the duties of a ship's greaser.

noun

A motor mechanic or unskilled engineer on a ship.

Usage examples:

The victim held a certificate of competency to perform the duties of a ship's greaser.

verb

Smear or lubricate with grease.

Usage examples:

Grease a shallow baking dish

noun

A thick oily substance, especially as used as a lubricant.

Usage examples:

Axle grease

noun

A resinous dwarf shrub of the goosefoot family, which yields hard yellow wood used chiefly for fuel. it grows in dry areas of the western us and is toxic to stock if eaten in large quantities.

Usage examples:

Alkaline flat trees are absent in the salty flats that surround the lake, but two shrubs, greasewoo…

adjective

Covered with, resembling, or produced by grease or oil.

Usage examples:

He wiped his greasy fingers

adjective

Covered with, resembling, or produced by grease or oil.

Usage examples:

He wiped his greasy fingers

adverb

Covered with or containing a lot of fat or oil

Usage examples:

Her hair straggled greasily, and her face was pale., their diet was terribly, greasily, disgustingl…

noun

The quality or state of being full of grease (= any thick oil-like substance)

Usage examples:

There were three pancakes, and each was fried to perfection, with not a hint of greasiness., hair b…

verb

Smear or lubricate with grease.

Usage examples:

Grease a shallow baking dish

noun

A thick oily substance, especially as used as a lubricant.

Usage examples:

Axle grease

adjective

Covered with, resembling, or produced by grease or oil.

Usage examples:

He wiped his greasy fingers

noun

A cheap, run-down cafe or restaurant serving fried foods.

Usage examples:

The brunch she cooked was little better than he could get at a greasy spoon or fast food restaurant.

adjective

Of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above average.

Usage examples:

The article was of great interest

noun

An important or distinguished person.

Usage examples:

The beatles, bob dylan, all the greats

adverb

Another term for literae humaniores.

A person who has achieved distinction in some field

adjective

Having or showing very good characteristics, especially having or showing a lot of kindness or courage

Usage examples:

Hundreds of great-hearted customers had gathered in support of an honourable cause., this was a gre…

idiom

Said to emphasize that men's success often depends on the work and support of their wives

idiom

To enjoy or do something a lot

Usage examples:

He's a great one for getting other people to do his work for him!

idiom

Said to emphasize that men's success often depends on the work and support of their wives

noun

A long heavy overcoat.

Usage examples:

Mutti motioned anxiously to sophie, who bustled towards us with a pair of heavy greatcoats.