grease/Greece

grease (grēs)

Noun

• Soft or melted animal fat, especially after rendering.
• A thick oil or viscous substance, especially when used as a lubricant.
• The oily substance present in raw wool.
• Slang. Something, such as money or influence that facilitates the attainment of an object or a desire: accepted some grease to fix the outcome of the race.

Verb. Transitive _{^{greased, greas·ing, greas·es.}}

• To coat, smear, or soil with grease: greased the pie pan.
• To lubricate with grease.
• To facilitate the progress of.

Greece (grēs)

Noun

• A country of southeast Europe on the southern Balkan Peninsula and including numerous islands in the Mediterranean, Aegean, and Ionian seas.