relative bearing grease
A fictional item, the subject of a fool's errandA fictional item, the subject of a fool's errand.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A fictional item, the subject of a fool's errand.
Holonym: fool's errand
Near-synonyms: muffler bearing, blinker fluid, left-handed monkey wrench, left-handed smoke shifter, skyhook, key to the midway, pigeon's milk
Origin
A pun on relative bearing and the grease used to lubricate mechanical bearings.A pun on relative bearing and the grease used to lubricate mechanical bearings.
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Synonyms
7 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedsnark
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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