smooth

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verb

ADVERB

▪ carefully, gently

▪ She smoothed his hair gently.

▪ away, out

▪ Use an iron to smooth out any creases.

▪ back, down

▪ Her mother smoothed back Alice's hair.

Smooth is used with these nouns as the object: ↑crease, ↑dress, ↑hair, ↑path, ↑skirt, ↑surface, ↑transition, ↑way, ↑wrinkle
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adj.

1 without bumps

VERBS

▪ be, feel, look

▪ become

▪ make sth, wear sth

▪ The steps had been worn smooth by the thousands of passing feet.

▪ sand sth

▪ The surface should be sanded smooth.

ADVERB

▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.

▪ beautifully, exceptionally

▪ her beautifully smooth complexion

▪ completely, perfectly

▪ silky, velvety

▪ This cream makes even the roughest hands silky smooth.

▪ almost

▪ deceptively

▪ the deceptively smooth surface of the glacier

2 without problems

VERBS

▪ be, look, seem

▪ become

ADVERB

▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.

▪ a fairly smooth transition to democracy

▪ incredibly, particularly, remarkably

▪ The project got off to a remarkably smooth start.

▪ surprisingly

▪ completely

▪ not always, not entirely

▪ The process of negotiation was not entirely smooth.

Smooth is used with these nouns: ↑arc, ↑batter, ↑cheek, ↑chest, ↑chin, ↑coat, ↑complexion, ↑consistency, ↑crossing, ↑curve, ↑custard, ↑distribution, ↑dough, ↑edge, ↑face, ↑finish, ↑flesh, ↑flight, ↑floor, ↑flow, ↑forehead, ↑grain, ↑implementation, ↑landing, ↑marble, ↑motion, ↑move, ↑movement, ↑muscle, ↑operation, ↑operator, ↑passage, ↑paste, ↑progression, ↑ride, ↑road, ↑rock, ↑running, ↑sauce, ↑shape, ↑shave, ↑skin, ↑slope, ↑stone, ↑stroke, ↑surface, ↑taste, ↑texture, ↑transfer, ↑transition, ↑voice, ↑wood

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Synonyms:

Even, level, flat, plain, polished, Level, flatten, make smooth / Sleek, glossy, polished, soft, plane, Ease, make easy / Unruffled, undisturbed, Palliate, soften, extenuate, varnish, plaster / Easy, voluble, fluent, even, ready, Calm, allay, assuage, mollify, mitigate, alleviate / Bland, mild, soothing, insinuating, soft, suave, oily, flattering, adulatory, courtier-like, fair-spoken, smooth-spoken, smooth-tongued, deceptive, Regulate, ease / Pleasant, agreeable

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Smooth — (sm[=oo][th]), a. [Compar. {Smoother} (sm[=oo][th] [ e]r); superl. {Smoothest}.] [OE. smothe, smethe, AS. sm[=e][eth]e, sm[oe][eth]e, where [=e], [oe], come from an older [=o]; cf. LG. sm[ o]de, sm[ o]e, sm[ o]dig; of uncertain origin.] 1. Having … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
smooth — [smo͞oth] adj. [ME smothe < OE smoth, for earlier smethe < Gmc * smanthi < IE * som , together < base * sem , together, SAME] 1. a) having an even or level surface; having no roughness or projections that can be seen or felt b) having … English World dictionary
Smooth — could mean many things, including:* Draught beer served with nitrogen. * Smooth (magazine) * Smooth function, a function that is infinitely differentiable, used in calculus and topology. * Smooth Island (disambiguation) * Smooth number, a number… … Wikipedia
Smooth — Smooth, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smoothed} (sm[=oo]thd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Smoothing}.] [OE. smothen, smethen, AS. sm[=e][eth]ian; cf. LG. sm[ o]den. See {Smooth}, a.] To make smooth; to make even on the surface by any means; as, to smooth a board… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Smooth — Pays d’origine France Genre musical Electro Soul (influences funk, soul, pop, 60 s et 70 s) Années d activité 2002 Aujourd hui Labels Wagram Site officiel … Wikipédia en Français
Smooth — «Smooth» Sencillo de Santana y Rob Thomas del álbum Supernatural Publicación 29 de junio de 1999 Formato CD Grabación 1997 … Wikipedia Español
Smooth — Smooth, n. 1. The act of making smooth; a stroke which smooths. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is smooth; the smooth part of anything. The smooth of his neck. Gen. xxvii. 16. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
smooth — [adj1] level, unwrinkled; flowing bland, continuous, creamy, easy, effortless, equable, even, flat, fluent, fluid, flush, frictionless, gentle, glassy, glossy, hairless, horizontal, invariable, lustrous, mild, mirrorlike, monotonous, peaceful,… … New thesaurus
Smooth — Smooth, v. i. To flatter; to use blandishment. [1913 Webster] Because I can not flatter and speak fair, Smile in men s faces, smooth, deceive and cog. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Smooth — Smooth, adv. Smoothly. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Smooth R&B — is a subjective term that refers to the mellower subset of R B. *Smooth jazz a mellower type of jazz, similar to R B. *Slow jam a ballad commonly marketed as R B; sometimes has overlap with smooth jazz … Wikipedia

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