smooth

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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  • 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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