smooth
free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
generally flat or unruffled, as a calm sea.
free from hairs or a hairy growth: a smooth cheek.
of uniform consistency; free from lumps, as a batter, sauce, etc.
free from or proceeding without abrupt curves, bends, etc.: a smooth ride.
allowing or having an even, uninterrupted movement or flow: smooth driving.
easy and uniform, as motion or the working of a machine.
having projections worn away: a smooth tire casing.
free from hindrances or difficulties: a smooth day at the office.
noting a metal file having the minimum commercial grade of coarseness for a single-cut file.: Compare dead-smooth.
undisturbed, tranquil, or equable, as the feelings, temper, etc.; serene: a smooth disposition.
elegant, easy, or polished: smooth manners.
ingratiatingly polite or suave: That salesman is a smooth talker.
free from harshness, sharpness, or bite; bland or mellow, as cheese or wine.
not harsh to the ear, as sound: the smooth music of a ballroom dance band.
Phonetics. without aspiration.
in a smooth manner; smoothly.
to make smooth of surface, as by scraping, planing, or pressing.
to remove (projections, ridges, wrinkles, etc.) in making something smooth (often followed by away or out).
to free from difficulties.
to remove (obstacles) from a path (often followed by away).
to make more polished, elegant, or agreeable, as wording or manners.
to tranquilize, calm, or soothe (a person, the feelings, etc.).
Mathematics. to simplify (an expression) by substituting approximate or certain known values for the variables.
act of smoothing: She adjusted the folds with a smooth of her hand.
something that is smooth; a smooth part or place: through the rough and the smooth.
smooth over, to make seem less severe, disagreeable, or irreconcilable; allay; mitigate: He smoothed over my disappointment with kind words.
Origin of smooth
1synonym study For smooth
Other words for smooth
Other words from smooth
- smooth·a·ble, adjective
- smoother, noun
- smoothly, adverb
- smoothness, noun
- o·ver·smooth, adjective
- o·ver·smooth·ly, adverb
- o·ver·smooth·ness, noun
- pre·smooth, verb (used with object)
- re·smooth, verb (used with object)
- un·smooth, adjective
- un·smooth·ly, adverb
- un·smooth·ness, noun
- un·smoothed, adjective
Words Nearby smooth
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How to use smooth in a sentence
To install, you need to peel the backing off panel and then press onto a clean smooth wall surface.
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The best scooters for a smooth commute or cruise | PopSci Commerce Team | September 3, 2020 | Popular-ScienceSimply place the cutter over your pizza, in the desired direction, and push down while utilizing the natural rocking motion for a smooth slice.
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Cook, stirring often, for 10 minutes or until the sugar is completely dissolved and the mixture is smooth.
Make ‘The Chew’s’ Carla Hall’s Sticky Toffee Pudding | Carla Hall | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt felt like that kind of moment, with Whitney trying to smooth things over.
Inside the Lifetime Whitney Houston Movie’s Lesbian Lover Storyline | Kevin Fallon | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou may just enjoy the rich, smooth fruit of their labor that little bit more.
When It Comes to Great Whisky, The Size of Your Still Matters | | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo produce deliciously smooth drams of single malt, the region has refined the ancient art of distillation.
When It Comes to Great Whisky, The Size of Your Still Matters | | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe kid wore a white T-shirt with the collar stretched loosely around the top of his smooth chest.
Selections for practice should be chosen which contain much variety of thought and feeling and are smooth in movement.
Expressive Voice Culture | Jessie Eldridge SouthwickI pictured him as slim and young looking, smooth-faced, with golden curly hair, and big brown eyes.
The Boarded-Up House | Augusta Huiell SeamanThe smooth Naked Horsetail is a common plant, specially by the sides of streams and pools.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard BastinA long stretch of smooth ice followed, over which he glided with ever-increasing speed.
The Giant of the North | R.M. BallantyneThe object of this practise is to attain facility in manipulating the elements while maintaining the smooth quality of the tone.
Expressive Voice Culture | Jessie Eldridge Southwick
British Dictionary definitions for smooth
/ (smuːð) /
resting in the same plane; without bends or irregularities
silky to the touch: smooth velvet
lacking roughness of surface; flat
tranquil or unruffled: smooth temper
lacking obstructions or difficulties
suave or persuasive, esp as suggestive of insincerity
(in combination): smooth-tongued
(of the skin) free from hair
of uniform consistency: smooth batter
not erratic; free from jolts: smooth driving
not harsh or astringent: a smooth wine
having all projections worn away: smooth tyres
maths (of a curve) differentiable at every point
phonetics without preliminary or simultaneous aspiration
gentle to the ear; flowing
physics (of a plane, surface, etc) regarded as being frictionless
in a calm or even manner; smoothly
(also intr often foll by down) to make or become flattened or without roughness or obstructions
(often foll by out or away) to take or rub (away) in order to make smooth: she smoothed out the creases in her dress
to make calm; soothe
to make easier: smooth his path
electrical engineering to remove alternating current ripple from the output of a direct current power supply
obsolete to make more polished or refined
the smooth part of something
the act of smoothing
tennis squash badminton the side of a racket on which the binding strings form a continuous line: Compare rough (def. 27)
Origin of smooth
1- See also smooth over
Derived forms of smooth
- smoothable, adjective
- smoother, noun
- smoothly, adverb
- smoothness, noun
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Other Idioms and Phrases with smooth
In addition to the idioms beginning with smooth
- smooth as silk
- smooth over
- smooth sailing
also see:
- take the rough with the smooth
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