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Definition: Lubricated |
LubricatedAdjective1. Smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "lubricated" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1873. (references) |
Synonym: LubricatedSynonym: greased (adj). (additional references) |
| Synonyms by domain: (bearing)axle-box lubricated as required (mechanical engineering, transportation), disc and wiper lubricated bearing (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering), disk and wiper lubricated bearing (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering), flood lubricated bearing (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering), forced lubricated bearing (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering), forced oil lubricated bearing (mechanical engineering, meteorology & standards), gas-lubricated bearing (mechanical engineering, post & telecom), gas-lubricated foil bearing (physics, engineering & technology), lubricated contact dynamics (physics), lubricated plug valve (nuclear energy & physics, electrical engineering), lubricated thread torque (mechanical engineering, transportation), mechanically-lubricated(bearing)axle-box (mechanical engineering, transportation), oil ring lubricated bearing (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering), periodically-lubricated(bearing)axle-box (mechanical engineering, transportation), permanently-lubricated(bearing)axle-box (mechanical engineering, transportation), pressure lubricated bearing (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering), sign indicating when last overhauled and lubricated (transportation), sparingly lubricated (meteorology & standards, transportation), wick lubricated bearing (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering), wick-lubricated suspension bearing (mechanical engineering, transportation). |
| Antonym: unlubricated (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Lubrication | Adjective: lubricated. Verb: lubricous. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Lubricated |
| English words defined with "lubricated": Siphon cup ♦ ungreased, unlubricated. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "lubricated": AIRCRAFT SKIN BURNISHER ♦ boiler-room helper, BRAKE COUPLER, ROAD FREIGHT ♦ circulating lubrication, circulating oil lubrication, circulation oil, circulatory lubrication, closed-circuit lubrication, closed-circuit oiling, CONDUCTOR, ROAD FREIGHT ♦ digital rectal examination ♦ fluid lubricated ♦ grease cup, greaser and oiler ♦ hydraulic rotary drilling ♦ LUBRICATOR-GRANULATOR ♦ machine hostler, MARKSMANSHIP INSTRUCTOR ♦ oiler and greaser ♦ used oil ♦ waste oil. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Aah! Spermicidally lubricated. (Happy Campers; writing credit: Daniel Waters) | |
Lyrics | Lubricated silencer crushin all challengers (Fatty Girl; performing artist: Ludacris) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | First, the doctor examines the rectum with a gloved, lubricated finger. (references) | |
In people with dry eye, the eye produces fewer or less quality tears and is unable to keep its surface lubricated and comfortable. (references) | ||
A digital rectal exam is an exam in which the doctor inserts a lubricated, gloved finger into the rectum to feel for abnormal areas. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Lubricated" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 50.00% of the time. "Lubricated" is used about 36 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 50% | 18 | 82,615 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 27.78% | 10 | 111,207 |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 22.22% | 8 | 124,375 |
| Total | 100.00% | 36 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "lubricated": non-lubricated. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
lubricated plug valve | 11 |
lubricated | 6 |
self lubricated bearing | 6 |
non lubricated condom | 5 |
lubricated pussy | 5 |
lubricated goat | 3 |
trojan non lubricated condom | 3 |
trojan enz non lubricated | 3 |
trojan enz non lubricated condom | 3 |
lubricated silencer | 2 |
lubricated sex | 2 |
lubricated non | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "lubricated"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | مشحم (greasy). (various references) | |
Chinese | 润滑 (lubricate, lubrication). (various references) | |
Danish | leje med forceret olietilførsel (forced lubricated bearing), vægesmurt leje (wick lubricated bearing), tryksmurt leje (pressure lubricated bearing), skivesmurt leje (disc and wiper lubricated bearing, disk and wiper lubricated bearing), ringsmurt leje (oil ring lubricated bearing), oliestrømsleje (flood lubricated bearing), haneventil (lubricated plug valve), angivelse af sidste revision og smoering (sign indicating when last overhauled and lubricated). (various references) | |
Dutch | lager met vaste smeerschijf (disc and wiper lubricated bearing, disk and wiper lubricated bearing), lager met vaste smeerkraag (disc and wiper lubricated bearing, disk and wiper lubricated bearing), lager met spoelsmering (flood lubricated bearing), lager met ringsmering (oil ring lubricated bearing), lager met pitsmering (wick lubricated bearing), lager met gedwongen smering (forced lubricated bearing), lager met druksmering (pressure lubricated bearing), spanmoment met smering (lubricated thread torque), revisiemerk en smeerkalender (sign indicating when last overhauled and lubricated). (various references) | |
Finnish | lankavoitelulaakeri (wick lubricated bearing), tehosyöttövoitelulaakeri (forced lubricated bearing), syöttövoitelulaakeri (flood lubricated bearing), rengasvoitelulaakeri (oil ring lubricated bearing), painevoitelulaakeri (pressure lubricated bearing), kiekkovoitelulaakeri (disc and wiper lubricated bearing, disk and wiper lubricated bearing). (various references) | |
French | légèrement graissé (sparingly lubricated), palier huile sous pression (forced oil lubricated bearing), palier graissage sous pression (pressure lubricated bearing), palier graissage par mèche (wick lubricated bearing), palier graissage par disque (disc and wiper lubricated bearing, disk and wiper lubricated bearing), palier graissage par bague (oil ring lubricated bearing), palier graissage par arrosage (flood lubricated bearing), palier graissage forcé (forced lubricated bearing), couple de serrage avec lubrifiant (lubricated thread torque). (various references) | |
German | geschmiert (smeared), ölte (oiled). (various references) | |
Greek | ένδειξη της τελευταίας επιθεώρησης και λίπανσης (sign indicating when last overhauled and lubricated), ροπή σύσφιγξης σπειρωμάτων με λίπανση (lubricated thread torque), έδρανο με λίπανση συνεχούς ροής (flood lubricated bearing), έδρανο με λίπανση υπό πίεση (pressure lubricated bearing), έδρανο εξαναγκασμένης λίπανσης (forced lubricated bearing), έδρανο λιπαντικού φυτιλίου (wick lubricated bearing), έδρανο λιπαντικού δακτυλίου (oil ring lubricated bearing), έδρανο λιπαντικού δίσκου (disc and wiper lubricated bearing, disk and wiper lubricated bearing), σήμα της τελευταίας επιθεώρησης και λίπανσης (sign indicating when last overhauled and lubricated). (various references) | |
Hebrew | משומן (greased, octagon, oiled). (various references) | |
Italian | Valvola a rubinetto lubrificata (lubricated plug valve), momento di serraggio con lubrificante (lubricated thread torque), cuscinetto con lubrificazione sotto pressione (pressure lubricated bearing), cuscinetto con lubrificazione ad anello (oil ring lubricated bearing), cuscinetto con lubrificazione a spugna (wick lubricated bearing), cuscinetto con lubrificazione a pioggia (flood lubricated bearing), cuscinetto con lubrificazione a disco (disc and wiper lubricated bearing, disk and wiper lubricated bearing), cuscinetto a lubrificazione forzata (forced lubricated bearing), contrassegni indicanti l'ultima revisione e l'ultima lubrificazioone (sign indicating when last overhauled and lubricated). (various references) | |
Korean | 기름을 "르" (greased, Oiled). (various references) | |
Manx | smarrit (greased), shliawin (insidious, skiddy, sleek, slippery, smooth, smooth-faced, soapy). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ubricatedlay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | válvula lubrificada da torneira (lubricated plug valve), mancal por lubrificação forçada (forced lubricated bearing), mancal com lubrificação sob pressão (pressure lubricated bearing), mancal com lubrificação por rego (flood lubricated bearing), mancal com lubrificação por mecha (wick lubricated bearing), mancal com lubrificação por disco (disc and wiper lubricated bearing, disk and wiper lubricated bearing), mancal com lubrificação por anel (oil ring lubricated bearing), binário de aperto com lubrificante (lubricated thread torque). (various references) | |
Russian | смазывать (anoint, blur, grease, lubricate, oil, salve, smear). (various references) | |
Spanish | lubricado (grease, greasing). (various references) | |
Swedish | lager med forcerad oljetillförsel (forced lubricated bearing), veksmort lager (wick lubricated bearing), tryckoljesmort lager (pressure lubricated bearing), skivsmort lager (disc and wiper lubricated bearing, disk and wiper lubricated bearing), ringsmort lager (oil ring lubricated bearing), oljeströmslager (flood lubricated bearing). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "lubricated": relubricated. (additional references) | |
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"Lubricated" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: libricate, lubricare. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "lubricated" (pronounced luw"brukā'tud) |
| 7 | -r u k ā' t u d | reciprocated. |
| 6 | -u k ā' t u d | abdicated, adjudicated, advocated, allocated, authenticated, communicated, complicated, intoxicated, domesticated, educated, eradicated, excommunicated, indicated, misallocated, pontificated, predicated, prognosticated, reallocated, suffocated, unallocated, uncomplicated. |
| 5 | -k ā' t u d | bifurcated, confiscated, located, duplicated, extricated, fabricated, implicated, inculcated, medicated, prefabricated, replicated, sophisticated, syndicated, truncated, uneducated, unsophisticated. |
| 4 | -ā' t u d | abrogated, accelerated, accentuated, acclimated, accommodated, abbreviated, accumulated, activated, adulterated, affiliated, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, alienated, alleviated, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, anticipated, antiquated, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assimilated, associated, attenuated, automated, backdated, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, castigated, castrated, celebrated, chlorinated, circulated, collaborated, commemorated, compensated, concentrated, congratulated, congregated, consecrated, consolidated, constipated, consummated, contaminated, contemplated, cooperated, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, crenelated, culminated, cultivated, deactivated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, degenerated, delegated, deliberated, delineated, demonstrated, denigrated, denominated, depreciated, desegregated, designated, deteriorated, detonated, devaluated, devastated, deviated, dictated, differentiated, dilapidated, interpolated, interrogated, intimated, intimidated, inundated, invalidated, investigated, invigorated, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, laminated, legislated, levitated, liberated, liquidated, litigated, discriminated, disintegrated, disseminated, dissipated, dominated, donated, elevated, eliminated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emulated, encapsulated, enumerated, enunciated, escalated, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, eviscerated, exacerbated, exaggerated, exasperated, excavated, excoriated, exhilarated, exonerated, expropriated, exterminated, extrapolated, facilitated, fascinated, federated, fixated, flagellated, fluctuated, formulated, frustrated, generated, germinated, glaciated, graduated, gravitated, gyrated, halogenated, hesitated, humiliated, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impersonated, impregnated, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incorporated, indoctrinated, infatuated, infiltrated, infuriated, initiated, innovated, inoculated, instigated, insulated, integrated, mandated, manipulated, marinated, masturbated, mediated, migrated, misappropriated, miscalculated, mitigated, moderated, motivated, mutated, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, necessitated, negotiated, nominated, nonregulated, obligated, obliterated, officiated, operated, opinionated, orchestrated, orientated, originated, outdated, overestimated, overregulated, overstated, oxygenated, participated, penetrated, perforated, permeated, perpetrated, perpetuated, pollinated, populated, precipitated, predominated, premeditated, proliferated, promulgated, propagated, punctuated, radiated, reactivated, rebated, recalculated, recreated, redecorated, reevaluated, reformulated, refrigerated, regenerated, regulated, rehabilitated, reincarnated, reintegrated, reinvigorated, reiterated, rejuvenated, relegated, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, repatriated, repudiated, resonated, resuscitated, retaliated, reverberated, rotated, ruminated, salivated, saturated, segregated, separated, serrated, simulated, situated, speculated, stagnated, stalemated, stimulated, stipulated, subjugated, subordinated, substantiated, syncopated, tabulated, terminated, titillated, tolerated, unadulterated, unaffiliated, unanticipated, unappreciated, uncompensated, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, underestimated, understated, undifferentiated, unincorporated, uninitiated, unmitigated, unregulated, unsaturated, unsubstantiated, venerated, ventilated. |
| 3 | -t u d | abstracted, abutted, accented, accepted, abated, abducted, abetted, aborted, accosted, accounted, accredited, acquainted, acquitted, acted, adapted, addicted, adjusted, admitted, adopted, affected, afflicted, affronted, airlifted, alerted, allotted, amounted, annotated, anted, appointed, arrested, assaulted, asserted, assisted, assorted, attempted, attested, attracted, attributed, audited, augmented, averted, awaited, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, catapulted, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, circuited, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collected, comforted, commented, committed, commuted, compacted, competed, complemented, completed, complimented, computed, conceited, concerted, concocted, conducted, conflicted, confronted, congested, conjugated, connected, conscripted, consented, consisted, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, contacted, contented, contested, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, corrupted, costed, counted, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, created, credited, cremated, crested, crusted, darted, dated, daunted, debated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflated, deflected, dehydrated, dejected, deleted, delighted, delisted, demented, demoted, denoted, dented, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, deposited, deregulated, desecrated, deserted, destructed, detected, detested, detracted, devoted, digested, dilated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disappointed, disassociated, disconnected, discontented, interpreted, interrelated, interrupted, intersected, introverted, invented, inverted, invested, invited, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, lasted, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, listed, looted, lusted, discounted, discredited, disenchanted, disgusted, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, dissented, distorted, distracted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, dusted, edited, effected, ejected, elaborated, elated, elected, electrocuted, elicited, elongated, emitted, enacted, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, equated, erected, erupted, escorted, evicted, exacted, exalted, excepted, excerpted, excited, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhorted, existed, exited, expected, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, extorted, extracted, extradited, extroverted, exulted, faceted, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fasted, fated, faulted, feasted, fermented, ferreted, feted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, flabbergasted, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, gated, gifted, gloated, glutted, grafted, granted, grated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, halfhearted, hallucinated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hated, hearted, heated, helmeted, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, hunted, ignited, impacted, imparted, implanted, implemented, imported, imprinted, imputed, incited, indebted, indicted, indited, inducted, infected, infested, inflated, inflected, inflicted, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, injected, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instituted, instructed, insulted, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, manifested, marketed, masted, mated, melted, merited, meted, minted, misdirected, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, modulated, molested, mounted, multifaceted, muted, nearsighted, negated, neglected, nested, netted, noted, objected, obstructed, omitted, opted, orbited, oriented, ornamented, ousted, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overreacted, overrepresented, overweighted, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, pasted, patented, patted, pelleted, pelted, perfected, permitted, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, polluted, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, predated, predicted, preempted, preexisted, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prohibited, projected, promoted, prompted, prorated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, rafted, ranted, ratcheted, rated, reacted, readjusted, readmitted, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebutted, recanted, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recounted, recruited, redacted, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, refitted, reflected, refuted, regimented, regretted, reignited, reinstated, reinstituted, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvested, reinvited, rejected, related, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, rented, repainted, repeated, repented, replanted, reported, represented, reprinted, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resorted, respected, restarted, restated, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, retested, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotted, rusted, rutted, sainted, salted, saluted, sandblasted, sated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segmented, selected, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, sited, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sorted, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, started, stated, stilted, stunted, subcontracted, subjected, submitted, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, suspected, swatted, sweated, tainted, talented, targeted, tasted, taunted, tempted, tested, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, toasted, tormented, toted, touted, transacted, transected, translated, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, trusted, tufted, twisted, unabated, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unaffected, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompleted, unconnected, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncounted, undated, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underrated, underreported, underrepresented, undetected, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmolested, unobstructed, unpainted, unprecedented, unprotected, unrated, unreconstructed, unrelated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unrestricted, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unstated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, vented, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, waited, wanted, warranted, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-c-d-e-i-l-r-t-u" | |
-1 letter: curtailed, lubricate. | |
-2 letters: articled, auricled, barleduc, calibred, dutiable, lacertid, librated, reticula. | |
-3 letters: abluted, article, audible, auricle, baldric, bedrail, blurted, bracted, brailed, bruited, builder, caliber, calibre, carbide, catbird, citable, citadel, cubital, cudbear, curable, curated, curtail, daturic, daubier, decrial, deltaic, dialect, dilater, diluter, driblet, ductile, durable, edictal, librate, radicel, radicle, rebuild, rebuilt, recital, redbait, redtail. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-c-d-e-i-l-r-t-u" | |
+2 letters: relubricated, uncalibrated. | |
+3 letters: multibranched, unpredictable, unpredictably. | |
+4 letters: multichambered, rediscountable, unpredictables. | |
+5 letters: circumambulated. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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