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adjective (comparative smooth·er, superlative smooth·est) |
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1. not rough or bumpy: not having a rough or uneven surface
  The sea was calm and as smooth as glass.
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2. without lumps: having no lumps or pieces of solid matter
Beat the mixture to a smooth paste.
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3. without upheaval or difficulties: proceeding without interruption, upheaval, or problems
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4. without jerks or jolts: in a steady flowing motion, without jolts or interruptions
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5. not harsh: having no harshness
spoke in smooth tones
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6. not sharp or sour: not tasting sharp, sour, or unpleasant
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7. not easily upset: not easily ruffled or upset
a smooth and serene personality
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8. insincerely convincing: using insincere flattery and pleasantness, especially in order to persuade somebody to do something
his smooth talk
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9. hairless: having no beard or mustache
a smooth-faced young man
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10. without friction: offering no apparent resistance to sliding
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11. phonetics unaspirated: spoken without audible breath
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transitive verb (past and past participle smoothed, present participle smooth·ing, 3rd person present singular smoothes) |
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1. even out roughness of something: to remove bumps, unevenness, or roughness from something
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2. press out creases in something: to remove lines and creases from something
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3. make something creamy: to remove lumps from a liquid mixture so that it becomes creamy
smooth the gravy by whisking
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4. remove difficulties from something: to remove obstacles and difficulties from something
Influential allies smoothed his path to power.
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5. lessen bad feelings: to remove or lessen bad feeling or disagreement between people
I tried to smooth things over with her.
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6. statistics remove irregularities from data: to modify a sequential set of numerical data by reducing the differences in magnitude between adjacent numbers
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7. physics electrical engineering remove irregularities in current: to remove the slight irregularities ripples in a rectified current
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adverb |
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without problems: without problems or difficulties
The path of true love never did run smooth.
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noun (plural smooths) |
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1. act of smoothing: the action of smoothing something
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2. something smooth: a smooth part of something
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| [ Old English smōþ origin ?] |
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| smooth·a·ble adjective |
| smooth·er noun |
| smooth·ly adverb |
| smooth·ness noun |
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