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smooth - the act of smoothing; "he gave his hair a quick smooth" |
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achievement,
accomplishment the action of accomplishing something
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smooth - make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood" |
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roughen make rough or rougher; "roughen the surfaces so they will stick to each other"
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change surface undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
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skate over,
skimp over,
slur over,
smooth over,
gloss over treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly
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strip remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments"
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launch smoothen the surface of; "launch plaster"
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rake gather with a rake; "rake leaves"
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plane cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood"
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float convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data"
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sand,
sandpaper rub with sandpaper; "sandpaper the wooden surface"
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sandblast grind with a sandblast; "sandblast the facade of the building"
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file place in a container for keeping records; "File these bills, please"
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smooth - free from obstructions; "smooth the way towards peace negotiations" |
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disembarrass,
rid,
free relieve from; "Rid the house of pests"
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smooth - having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror" |
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unsmooth,
rough not perfected; "a rough draft"; "a few rough sketches"
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even equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced; "even amounts of butter and sugar"; "on even terms"; "it was a fifty-fifty (or even) split"; "had a fifty-fifty (or even) chance"; "an even fight"
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fine characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment; "fine wine"; "looking fine in her Easter suit"; "a fine gentleman"; "fine china and crystal"; "a fine violinist"; "the fine hand of a master"
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ironed (of linens or clothes) smoothed with a hot iron
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slippy,
slippery causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide; "slippery sidewalks"; "a slippery bar of soap"; "the streets are still slippy from the rain"
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creaseless,
uncreased used especially of fabrics; "uncreased trousers"
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even-textured having an even texture
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fast (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time; "a fast lens"
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fine-textured,
smooth-textured having a smooth, fine-grained structure
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glassy (used of eyes) lacking liveliness; "empty eyes"; "a glassy stare"; "his eyes were glazed over with boredom"
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unlined,
unseamed,
seamless not having a lining or liner; "a thin unlined jacket"
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flowing,
aerodynamic,
streamlined,
sleek of or relating to aerodynamics
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velvet-textured,
velvet,
velvety resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface
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smooth - of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth |
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rough not perfected; "a rough draft"; "a few rough sketches"
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unsubdivided,
simple unornamented; "a simple country schoolhouse"; "her black dress--simple to austerity"
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compound composed of more than one part; "compound leaves are composed of several lobes; "compound flower heads"
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phytology,
botany the branch of biology that studies plants
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entire constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure"
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repand having a slightly undulating margin
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sinuate having a strongly waved margin alternately concave and convex
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undulate having a wavy margin and rippled surface
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unnotched,
untoothed having no notches
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smooth - lacking obstructions or difficulties; "the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly" |
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easy obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally; "easy money"
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smooth - of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence; "a smooth ride" |
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jolting,
jolty,
bumpy,
jumpy,
rocky,
rough covered with or full of bumps; "a bumpy country road"
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