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slick in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. marked by skill in deception
    "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"
    crafty  cunning  dodgy  foxy  guileful  knavish  slick  sly  tricksy  tricky  wily 
  2. having only superficial plausibility
    "glib promises"; "a slick commercial"
    glib  pat  slick 
  3. having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
    "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters"
    satiny  sleek  silken  silky  silklike  slick 
  4. made slick by e.g. ice or grease
    "sidewalks slick with ice"; "roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn't had time to wash away the oil"
    slick 
noun
  1. a magazine printed on good quality paper
    slick  slick magazine  glossy 
  2. a trowel used to make a surface slick
    slick 
  3. a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water
    slick 
  4. a slippery smoothness
    "he could feel the slickness of the tiller"
    slickness  slick  slipperiness  slip 
verb
  1. make slick or smooth
    slick  sleek 
  2. give a smooth and glossy appearance
    "slick one's hair"
    slick  slick down  sleek down 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University



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