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smooth
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[ adjective ] having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
Examples "smooth skin" "a smooth tabletop" "smooth fabric" "a smooth road" "water as smooth as a mirror" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)`` Everything went real smooth '' , the sheriff said . (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)Spectators in white crush textures dip toe and heel in smooth black , navy and taffy tan . (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)I dig it , rake it smooth , sow the seeds and wet them down with a fog spray . (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)One of these is the `` dissolve '' , which makes possible a visually smooth transition from scene to scene . (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)Not always , though , does the development of a bumblebee colony take_place in the smooth fashion we have just described . |
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[ verb ] make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
Synonyms Examples "smooth the surface of the wood" Used in print (Christopher Davis, First Family....)She smoothed the covers on Scotty 's bed and picked things up from the floor . (Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)She stood_up , smoothing her hair down , straightening her clothes , feeling a thankfulness for the enveloping darkness outside , and , above everything else , for the absence of the need to answer , to respond , to be aware even of Stowey coming_in or going_out , and yet , now that she was beginning to cook , she glimpsed a future without him , a future alone like this , and the pain made her head writhe , and in_a_moment she found it hard to wait for Lucretia to come with her guests . (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)A bustle of sheets being smoothed and pillows being arranged indicated the fille_de_chambre 's presence inside ; they listened and suddenly a step towards the door announced another important fact . (Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)He knew it was there , knew also what it was about , but he would n't raise a finger except to smooth his yellow dog 's back . |
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[ adjective ] smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
Examples "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage" "the hostess averted a confrontation between two guests with a diplomatic change of subject" Used in print (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)Where their sharp edges seemed restless as sea waves thrusting themselves upward in angry motion , Papa-san sat glacier like , his smooth solidity , his very immobility defying all the turmoil about him . (John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)My eyes were so bleary I could barely see him but there he was , a little smooth olivefaced guy in a new spring overcoat and a taffy colored fedora . He was smooth and civil spoken but it seemed to me there was something tough under his self-effacing manner . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (of surfaces) make shine
Examples "shine the silver, please" "polish my shoes" Used in print (McCall's Needlework and Crafts, Spring-Summer,...)Place work on a flat surface and smooth out . |
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[ adjective ] not marked with wrinkles
Synonyms Examples "unwrinkled cheeks" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (botany) of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth
Used in print (Helen Hooven Santmyer, "There Were Fences"...)We collected `` lucky stones '' - all the creamy translucent pebbles , worn smooth and round , that we could find in the driveway . |
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[ adjective ] smooth and unconstrained in movement
Examples "a long, smooth stride" "the fluid motion of a cat" "the liquid grace of a ballerina" "liquid prose" Used in print (Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)The constant temperature contours are much smoother than those observed at 4.3 mm by Coates ( 1959 a ) , and apparently the emission at 8 mm is not nearly so sensitive to differences in surface features . Related terms |
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[ verb ] free from obstructions
Synonyms Examples "smooth the way towards peace negotiations" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] lacking obstructions or difficulties
Examples "the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly" Related terms |
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[ noun ] the act of smoothing
Examples "he gave is hair a quick smooth" Related terms |
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