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Fatty

Containing fat, or having the qualities of fat; greasy; gross; as, a fatty substance.

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Adipose 84% connected

Of or pertaining to animal fat; fatty.

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Adipose 84% connected

Of or pertaining to animal fat; fatty.

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Buttery 84% connected

Having the qualities, consistence, or appearance, of butter.

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Buttery 84% connected

Having the qualities, consistence, or appearance, of butter.

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Greasy 84% connected

Composed of, or characterized by, grease; oily; unctuous; as, a greasy dish.

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Greasy 84% connected

Composed of, or characterized by, grease; oily; unctuous; as, a greasy dish.

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Oily 84% connected

Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, oily matter or substance.

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Oily 84% connected

Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, oily matter or substance.

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Oleaginous 84% connected

Having the nature or qualities of oil; oily; unctuous.

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Oleaginous 84% connected

Having the nature or qualities of oil; oily; unctuous.

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Sebaceous 84% connected

Pertaining to, or secreting, fat; composed of fat; having the appearance of fat; as, the sebaceous secretions of some plants, or the sebaceous humor…

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Sebaceous 84% connected

Pertaining to, or secreting, fat; composed of fat; having the appearance of fat; as, the sebaceous secretions of some plants, or the sebaceous humor…

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Suety 84% connected

Consisting of, or resembling, suet; as, a suety substance.

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Suety 84% connected

Consisting of, or resembling, suet; as, a suety substance.

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Fat 74% connected

A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.

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Fat 74% connected

A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.

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Synonym 3

Butterball 92% connected

The buffel duck.

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Fat 92% connected

A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.

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Roly-poly 92% connected

Rolly-poly.

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Scrag 94% connected

Something thin, lean, or rough; a bony piece; especially, a bony neckpiece of meat; hence, humorously or in contempt, the neck.

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Scrag 94% connected

Something thin, lean, or rough; a bony piece; especially, a bony neckpiece of meat; hence, humorously or in contempt, the neck.

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