smooth | English to English Dictionary

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smooth

(sm/u//D/ )

having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities(adj.all)

Example:
Smooth skin.
A smooth tabletop.
Smooth fabric.
A smooth road.
Water as smooth as a mirror.

Antonym:
rough, unsmooth

source: wordnet30
of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth(adj.all)

Antonym:
rough

source: wordnet30
(music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected(adj.all)

Synonym:
legato
Antonym:
disconnected, staccato

source: wordnet30
of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence(adj.all)

Example:
A smooth ride.

Antonym:
bumpy, jolting, jolty, jumpy, rocky, rough

source: wordnet30
Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points can be perceived by the touch; not rough; as, smooth glass; smooth porcelain.(adjective)

source: webster1913

make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing(verb.contact)

Example:
Smooth the surface of the wood.

Synonym:
smoothen
Antonym:
roughen

source: wordnet30
make (a surface) shine(verb.contact)

Synonym:
polish, shine, smoothen

source: wordnet30
free from obstructions(verb.possession)

Example:
Smooth the way towards peace negotiations.

Synonym:
smooth out

source: wordnet30
To make smooth; to make even on the surface by any means; as, to smooth a board with a plane; to smooth cloth with an iron.(verb)

source: webster1913
To flatter; to use blandishment.(verb)

source: webster1913