grease spots

Slick residue patches

Grease spots are stains left by oil or fat on fabric, paper, or other surfaces.

The term extends figuratively to something obliterated or flattened: The truck would have turned me into a grease spot.

In this sense, a grease spot is what remains after total destruction—barely a trace.

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dish soap · oil · cooking oil · mark · spill · discoloration · residue · blotting paper · imperfection · splotch · splatter · steam cleaning · slickness · animal fat · motor oil · soiling · garage floor · butter

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surface condition

grease spotsspotless

Completely free of marks

immaculate · unblemished · pristine · unstained · clean

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G