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smooth > 12 senses
ADJECTIVE1smoothHaving a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
2smooth, politic, suaveSmoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
3smoothOf the margin of a leaf shape
4smooth, unwrinkledNot marked with wrinkles
5smooth, flowing, fluent, fluid, liquidSmooth and unconstrained in movement
6smooth, legatoWithout breaks between notes
7smooth, uncranniedWithout chinks or crannies
8smoothLacking obstructions or difficulties
NOUN1smoothThe act of smoothing
VERB1smooth, smoothenMake smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
2smooth, polish, smoothen, shine(of surfaces) make shine
3smooth, smooth outFree from obstructions
smooth > pronunciation
Soundssmuw'dh
Rhymessoothe
smooth > adjective 1
MeaningHaving 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"
Similarcreaseless, uncreased; fast; glassy; glossy, satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slick; marmoreal, marmorean; seamless, unlined, unseamed; velvet, velvety; waxlike, waxy, ceraceous
See alsoeven; finished; ironed; fine; slippery, slippy
Contraryrough, unsmooth
smooth > adjective 2
MeaningSmoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication.
Examples"the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"
Synonymspolitic, suave
Similar todiplomatic, diplomatical
Adverbssmoothly
smooth > adjective 3
MeaningOf the margin of a leaf shape. Not broken up into teeth.
Categorybotany, phytology
Similarentire; repand; sinuate; undulate; unnotched, untoothed
See alsosimple, unsubdivided; compound
Contraryrough
smooth > adjective 4
MeaningNot marked with wrinkles.
Synonymsunwrinkled
Similar tounfurrowed
smooth > adjective 5
MeaningSmooth and unconstrained in movement.
Examples"a long, smooth stride"
Synonymsflowing, fluent, fluid, liquid
Similar tograceful
smooth > adjective 6
MeaningWithout breaks between notes. Smooth and connected.
Synonymslegato
Categorymusic
Contrarystaccato, disconnected
smooth > adjective 7
MeaningWithout chinks or crannies.
Synonymsuncrannied
Contrarycrannied
smooth > adjective 8
MeaningLacking obstructions or difficulties.
Examples"the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly"
Similar toeasy
Adverbssmoothly
smooth > noun, act
MeaningThe act of smoothing.
Examples"he gave his hair a quick smooth"
Broaderaccomplishment, achievement
Verbssmooth
smooth > verb 1, contact
MeaningMake smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples"smooth the surface of the wood"
Synonymssmoothen
Entailsrub
Entailed bystrickle, strike
Narrowerstrip; launch; rake; plane; float; sandpaper, sand; sandblast; file
Broaderchange surface
Contraryroughen
See alsosmooth over
Nounssmooth; smoother
smooth > verb 2, contact
Meaning(of surfaces) make shine.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
ModelThey smooth the glass tubes
Synonymspolish, smoothen, shine
Entailsrub
NarrowerSimonize, Simonise; slick, sleek; buff, burnish, furbish, flush; gloss
Broaderbeautify, embellish, prettify
smooth > verb 3, possession
MeaningFree from obstructions.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples"smooth the way towards peace negociations"
Synonymssmooth out
Broaderrid, free, disembarrass

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