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Synonyms: smooth, smoothen, shine, polish Definition: make (a surface) shine Usage: shine the silver, please; polish my shoes

Hypernyms: embellish, fancify, prettify, beautify Definition: make more beautiful

Synonyms: smooth, smoothen Definition: make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing Usage: smooth the surface of the wood

Hypernyms: change surface Definition: undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface

Synonyms: still, tranquil, smooth, quiet, placid, unruffled Definition: (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves Usage: a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay; the quiet waters of a lagoon; a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky; a smooth channel crossing; scarcely a ripple on the still water; unruffled water

Hypernyms: calm Definition: (of weather) free from storm or wind Usage: calm seas

Synonyms: smooth Definition: lacking obstructions or difficulties Usage: the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly

Hypernyms: easy Definition: posing no difficulty; requiring little effort Usage: an easy job; an easy problem; an easy victory; the house is easy to heat; satisfied with easy answers; took the easy way out of his dilemma

Synonyms: suave, bland, politic, smooth Definition: smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication Usage: he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage; the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error

Hypernyms: diplomatic, diplomatical Definition: using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people Usage: the hostess averted a confrontation with a diplomatic chenage of subject

Synonyms: fluent, fluid, smooth, liquid Definition: smooth and unconstrained in movement Usage: a long, smooth stride; the fluid motion of a cat; the liquid grace of a ballerina

Hypernyms: graceful Definition: characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution

Synonyms: smooth Definition: having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities Usage: smooth skin; a smooth tabletop; smooth fabric; a smooth road; water as smooth as a mirror

Hypernyms: creaseless, uncreased Definition: used especially of fabrics Usage: uncreased trousers

Hypernyms: even-textured Definition: having an even texture

Hypernyms: fast Definition: (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds Usage: a fast road; grass courts are faster than clay

Hypernyms: fine-textured, smooth-textured Definition: having a smooth, fine-grained structure

Hypernyms: glassy Definition: resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness Usage: the glassy surface of the lake; the pavement was...glassy with water- Willa Cather

Hypernyms: seamless, unlined, unseamed Definition: smooth, especially of skin Usage: his cheeks were unlined; his unseamed face

Hypernyms: sleek, flowing, aerodynamic, streamlined Definition: designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow Usage: a streamlined convertible

Hypernyms: velvet, velvet-textured, velvety Definition: smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste