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slick
(sl/I/k )

adjective (a)

  • Sleek; smooth.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a slippery smoothness(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    He could feel the slickness of the tiller.
    Synonym:
    slickness, slip, slipperiness
    source: wordnet30
  • a magazine printed on good quality paper(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    glossy, slick magazine
    source: wordnet30
  • a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • a trowel used to make a surface slick(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • A wide paring chisel.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A slick, or smooth and slippery, surface or place; a sleek.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • made slick by e.g. ice or grease(adj.all)
    Example:
    Sidewalks slick with ice.
    Roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn't had time to wash away the oil.
    source: wordnet30
  • having only superficial plausibility(adj.all)
    Example:
    A slick commercial.
    Synonym:
    glib, pat
    source: wordnet30
  • having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light(adj.all)
    Example:
    Slick seals and otters.
    Synonym:
    satiny, silken, silklike, silky, sleek
    source: wordnet30
  • marked by skill in deception(adj.all)
    Example:
    A slick evasive answer.
    Synonym:
    crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • make slick or smooth(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    sleek
    source: wordnet30
  • give a smooth and glossy appearance(verb.body)
    Example:
    Slick one's hair.
    Synonym:
    sleek down, slick down
    source: wordnet30
  • To make sleek or smoth.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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