| lubricant | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. lube, lubricant, lubricating substance, lubricator | a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery. |
| ~ substance | a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties.; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man" |
| ~ drilling fluid, drilling mud | a mixture of clays and chemicals and water; pumped down the drill pipe to lubricate and cool the drilling bit and to flush out the cuttings and to strengthen the sides of the hole. |
| ~ motor oil | oil used to lubricate the moving parts of a motor. |
| lubricate | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. lubricate | have lubricating properties.; "the liquid in this can lubricates well" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (contact) | 2. lube, lubricate | apply a lubricant to.; "lubricate my car" |
| ~ fill, fill up, make full | make full, also in a metaphorical sense.; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" |
| v. (change) | 3. lubricate | make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant.; "lubricate the key" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| slippery | | |
| adj. | 1. slippery, slippy | causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide.; "slippery sidewalks"; "a slippery bar of soap"; "the streets are still slippy from the rain" |
| ~ lubricious | having a smooth or slippery quality.; "the skin of cephalopods is thin and lubricious" |
| ~ nonstick | (of surfaces especially of cooking utensils) permitting easy removal of adherent food particles.; "a frying pan with a nonstick surface" |
| ~ slick | made slick by e.g. ice or grease.; "sidewalks slick with ice"; "roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn't had time to wash away the oil" |
| ~ sliding | being a smooth continuous motion. |
| ~ slimed, slimy | covered with or resembling slime.; "a slimy substance covered the rocks" |
| ~ slipping, slithering | moving as on a slippery surface.; "his slipping and slithering progress over the ice" |
| ~ slithery | having a slippery surface or quality.; "slithery mud"; "slithery eels" |
| ~ smooth | having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities.; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror" |
| adj. | 2. slippery, tricky | not to be trusted.; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is" |
| ~ untrustworthy, untrusty | not worthy of trust or belief.; "an untrustworthy person" |
| slippy | | |
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