slicker
1Origin of slicker
1Other words from slicker
- slickered, adjective
Words Nearby slicker
Other definitions for slicker (2 of 2)
a tool, usually of stone or glass, for scraping, smoothing, and working tanning agents into a skin or hide.
Origin of slicker
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How to use slicker in a sentence
The company billed the program as a way to improve article load times and create a slicker user experience.
How Facebook and Google fund global misinformation | Karen Hao | November 20, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewCast in bronze, the slicker pieces have a machine-like finish to match their futuristic aura.
In San Francisco, arresting sculptures disrupt life at the intersection of Afrofuturism and hippie vibes | Sebastian Smee | July 8, 2021 | Washington PostThese waterproof Coldspark UltraDry boots from Vasque are great for any season, but built to keep you warm and safe on slicker surfaces.
Clothing and accessories that make great gifts | PopSci Commerce Team | October 6, 2020 | Popular-ScienceMaybe the slicker design will be more appreciated once the outbreak is over.
Samsung Note20 Ultra review: Why this big phone works for the COVID era | Aaron Pressman | August 18, 2020 | FortuneOut went the underground graphics; in came a cleaner, slicker style.
Doug Kenney: The Odd Comic Genius Behind ‘Animal House’ and National Lampoon | Robert Sam Anson | March 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The older, slicker Biden, with four years of veep-hood under his belt, had some gifts handed to him on a platter.
Joe Biden Beat Paul Ryan, But Veep Debate Was a Mediocre Snoozefest | Tunku Varadarajan | October 12, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe spill, however, is a far slicker problem for conservative Marco Rubio.
John Deere had an ad that was like Green Acres, a city slicker on his new sit-down tractor.
The idea was to remake it in a slicker and, of course, more costly version.
While we were packing grub and bedding on Piegan's extra horse, Lyn joined us, wrapped from head to heel in a yellow slicker.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair"Sure," said the other gracelessly, and tossed his own slicker onto a bunk.
Riders of the Silences | John FrederickHurriedly, he unfastened the yellow slicker he was wearing, and gently wrapped it about the unconscious form.
The Long Dim Trail | Forrestine C. HookerThe woman stood there with a long rubber slicker tight-buttoned from collar to hem.
A Pagan of the Hills | Charles Neville BuckI'm sure there's a lot of water lodging on the top of this slicker.
Linda Carlton's Island Adventure | Edith Lavell
British Dictionary definitions for slicker
/ (ˈslɪkə) /
informal a sly or untrustworthy person (esp in the phrase city slicker)
US and Canadian a shiny raincoat, esp an oilskin
a small trowel used for smoothing the surfaces of a mould
Derived forms of slicker
- slickered, adjective
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