grease
/ˈɡɹis/
nounverb
Common
1.n.a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)
2.n.the state of being covered with unclean things
3.v.lubricate with grease
“grease the wheels”
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grease and greece are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. grease means “a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)”. greece means “a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil”.
/ˈɡɹis/
1.n.a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)
2.n.the state of being covered with unclean things
3.v.lubricate with grease
“grease the wheels”
/ˈɡɹis/
| grease | greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɹis/ | /ˈɡɹis/ |
| Said | grees | grees |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 6 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb | noun |
| Senses | 3 | 2 |
| How common | Common | Common |
| Synonyms | lubricating oil | Hellenic Republic, Ellas |
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1.n.a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
2.n.ancient Greece; a country of city-states (especially Athens and Sparta) that reached its peak in the fifth century BCE