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adj
Having an even, smooth surface; smooth
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: frictionless, silky, downy, even, flat, lanate, level, silken, silklike, sleek, slick, slight, smooth, velutinous, velvety
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Glossy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: glacé, sheeny, glassy, glossy, lacquerlike, satiny, sleek, slickered, splendent, vitreous
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Not rough or harsh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: civilized, classy, elegant, graceful, refined
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Slim and streamlined; not plump, thick, or stocky.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: lithe, svelte, gaunt, gracile, lank, lean, leansome, lithesome, lissome, rangy, sleek, slender, slight, slim, slinky, swack, sylphlike, willowy
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adj
Healthy, well-fed and well-groomed; in good condition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Dated form of slick (“convincing but untrustworthy”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, dated
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adv
With ease and dexterity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, dated, not-comparable
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Synonyms: clean, slick
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noun
That which makes smooth; varnish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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verb
To make smooth or glossy; to polish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To calm or soothe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, transitive
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verb
To glide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, intransitive
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adjective satellite
having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: satiny, silken, silky, silklike, slick
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: streamlined, aerodynamic, flowing
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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verb
make slick or smooth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: slick
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: polish, smooth, smoothen, shine
History
A late variant of slick; cognate to German schleichen (Old High German slihhan) and Dutch slijk (“mud, slime”). Compare slink.
Across languages
54 source translations are retained for this English entry.
