Padma Lakshmi

One thing that happens when you're pregnant is that as your stomach starts to stretch. It itches! So I have to keep my belly really lubricated. Every morning, there's a buttering ceremony after I get out of the shower. It's really like basting a turkey with body butter.

Indian Chef

Peter Drucker

Manners are the lubricating oil of an organization. It is a law of nature that two moving bodies in contact with each other create friction. This is as true for human beings as it is for inanimate objects.

American Businessman

John Bruton

Financial service providers act as the lubricating oil in the economy. They link consumers who want to invest their savings for a good return with companies who want to borrow on best terms for expansion.

Irish Politician

Orville Wright

We were then satisfied that, with proper lubrication and better adjustments, a little more power could be expected. The completion of the motor according to drawing was, therefore, proceeded with at once.

American Inventor

Ricky Steamboat

I'm back in the gym doing squats. I still do the old school stuff. I'm just not concerned about putting the weight on as much as just going through the motions to keep things lubricated and stretched out.

American Writer

Edwin Moses

The joint lubrication was not what it was when I was competing, and I decided that not having arthritis or rheumatism for the rest of my life was a lot more important to me than returning to the track.

American Athlete

Warren Bennis

Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work.

Benjamin Franklin

American Politician

Lubricating machinery prevents wear and damage.

Machine Maintenance

Use 'lubricate' when something makes a squeaky noise due to friction.

Squeak Solution

'Lubricate' is often used to describe actions that help situations flow without issues.

Metaphorical Use

'Lubricate' can imply making social interactions less awkward.

Social Situations

In informal contexts, 'lubricate' can refer to drinking alcohol to relax.

Colloquial Relaxation

'Lubricate' can suggest using alcohol to ease emotional discomfort.

Emotional Relief

In medical contexts, 'lubricate' means applying ointment for healing or comfort.

Healing Aid

Lubricate is used for easing discomfort by applying substances to body parts.

Medical Comfort

 these make the shaving experience nicer and easier shaving products lubricate the interface between skin and the sharp blade and some people say they help keep beard hairs wet during the shave so why use one of these over another honestly it's just personal preference the cream and the gels tend to be a bit thicker so if you have a thick beard that might be

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 the whole point of any conditioner is to lubricate which makes combing a lot easier and that reduces the forces on the very tips of your hair which is why conditioners help prevent split ends lubrication also means less of that less static charge build-up which means fewer flyaways of the silicones in particular

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 normally something that's easier to see on game shows than in real life. But in this case it happened in real life. And it happens in real life all the time. It's not always a tsunami, often it's a social situation. It's a meeting or job interview or first date or some relationship that gets lubricated

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 until you start to view the world through a tribological lens. And I think you'll be surprised at how significant a little bit of tribology can be in alleviating some very large problems. Tribology is the study of friction, wear and lubrication.

The science of friction...

 all sorts of things on car wiper blades to stop the squeaks on sofas and carpets to protect against spills in engines to help with lubrication unliked bulbs to stop them exploding on glasses for protection against scratches and you can

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 synovial fluid, which contains long, lubricating molecules, like hyaluronic acid and lubricin. Synovial fluid is more or less the texture of egg yolk and its primary purpose is to cushion the bones and help them glide past each other.

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 was in the midst of its own Industrial Revolution and one of the products which came to be valued was palm oil used initially can be used for many things but used primarily to lubricate the rapidly multiplying machines of

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 which would expose them to infection. It lubricates your eyes so you can blink. It protects your stomach lining from acid. It neutralizes threats by removing or trapping substances that could make you sick.

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 make for especially popular living quarters. Malassezia are fond of these hideouts because they contain glands that secrete an oil called sebum that’s thought to lubricate and strengthen our hair.

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 how precious the few are it was the whale oil that that lubricated our Industrial Revolution you keep the memory alive of I mean just the influence that that