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smooth in WordNet English dictionary
adjective- smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
"he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"
politic smooth suave bland
- smooth and unconstrained in movement
"a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"
fluent fluid liquid smooth
- (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
"a legato passage"
legato smooth
- (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
"a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water"
placid quiet still tranquil smooth unruffled
- having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
"smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror"
smooth
- of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth
smooth
- of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence
"a smooth ride"
smooth
- lacking obstructions or difficulties
"the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly"
smooth
verb- make (a surface) shine
"shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"
polish smooth smoothen shine
- make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
"smooth the surface of the wood"
smooth smoothen
- free from obstructions
"smooth the way towards peace negotiations"
smooth smooth out
noun- the act of smoothing
"he gave his hair a quick smooth"
smooth
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University