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Greasy — may refer to:* Greasy, Oklahoma, United States * Greasy (lubrication), to be lubricated * Greasy Neale (1891 1973), American football coachee also* Grease … Wikipedia
Greasy — Greas y, a. [Compar. {Greasier}; superl. {Greasiest}.] 1. Composed of, or characterized by, grease; oily; unctuous; as, a greasy dish. [1913 Webster] 2. Smeared or defiled with grease. [1913 Webster] With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Greasy — Greasy, OK U.S. Census Designated Place in Oklahoma Population (2000): 387 Housing Units (2000): 146 Land area (2000): 20.337796 sq. miles (52.674647 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.079111 sq. miles (0.204896 sq. km) Total area (2000): 20.416907 sq … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Greasy, OK — U.S. Census Designated Place in Oklahoma Population (2000): 387 Housing Units (2000): 146 Land area (2000): 20.337796 sq. miles (52.674647 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.079111 sq. miles (0.204896 sq. km) Total area (2000): 20.416907 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
greasy — (adj.) 1510s, from GREASE (Cf. grease) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Greasily; greasiness. Greasy spoon small cheap restaurant is from 1925 … Etymology dictionary
greasy — is pronounced gree si in its literal meaning ‘smeared with grease’ and gree si or gree zi when applied to an unctuous or smarmy person … Modern English usage
greasy — [adj] slippery, oily anointed, creamy, daubed, fatty, lubricated, lubricious, oleaginous, pomaded, salved, slick, slimy*, slithery, smeared, swabbed, unctuous; concept 606 Ant. dry … New thesaurus
greasy — ► ADJECTIVE (greasier, greasiest) 1) covered with or resembling grease. 2) effusively polite in a repellently insincere way. DERIVATIVES greasily adverb greasiness noun … English terms dictionary
greasy — [grē′sē, grē′zē] adj. greasier, greasiest 1. smeared or soiled with grease 2. containing grease, esp. much grease 3. like grease; oily, unctuous, slippery, etc. greasily adv. greasiness n … English World dictionary
greasy */ — UK [ˈɡriːsɪ] / US [ˈɡrɪsɪ] adjective Word forms greasy : adjective greasy comparative greasier superlative greasiest 1) prepared with a lot of oil or fat greasy chips 2) covered in grease greasy hands/jeans 3) producing a lot of natural oil… … English dictionary
greasy — adjective 1) a plate of greasy food Syn: fatty, oily, buttery, oleaginous; formal pinguid Ant: lean 2) greasy hair Syn: oily Ant … Thesaurus of popular words
