Definition of smoth
1. smooth [ a ] having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
Examples:
"smooth skin"
"a smooth tabletop"
"smooth fabric"
"a smooth road"
"water as smooth as a mirror"
(The Atlanta Constitution...)
`` Everything went real smooth '' , the sheriff said .
(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)
Spectators in white crush textures dip toe and heel in smooth black , navy and taffy tan .
(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)
I dig it , rake it smooth , sow the seeds and wet them down with a fog spray .
(Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)
One of these is the `` dissolve '' , which makes possible a visually smooth transition from scene to scene .
(B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)
Not always , though , does the development of a bumblebee colony take_place in the smooth fashion we have just described .
Synonyms smooth Related Terms rough velvet glossy glassy seamless hairless marmoreal creaseless waxlike fast slippery even fine ironed2. smooth [ v ] make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
Examples:
"smooth the surface of the wood"
(Christopher Davis, First Family....)
She smoothed the covers on Scotty 's bed and picked things up from the floor .
(Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)
She stood_up , smoothing her hair down , straightening her clothes , feeling a thankfulness for the enveloping darkness outside , and , above everything else , for the absence of the need to answer , to respond , to be aware even of Stowey coming_in or going_out , and yet , now that she was beginning to cook , she glimpsed a future without him , a future alone like this , and the pain made her head writhe , and in_a_moment she found it hard to wait for Lucretia to come with her guests .
(E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)
A bustle of sheets being smoothed and pillows being arranged indicated the fille_de_chambre 's presence inside ; they listened and suddenly a step towards the door announced another important fact .
(Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)
He knew it was there , knew also what it was about , but he would n't raise a finger except to smooth his yellow dog 's back .
Synonyms smooth smoothen Related Terms roughen change_surface file sandpaper rake plane float launch strip sandblast gloss_over rub3. smooth [ a ] smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
Examples:
"he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"
"the hostess averted a confrontation between two guests with a diplomatic change of subject"
(Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)
Where their sharp edges seemed restless as sea waves thrusting themselves upward in angry motion , Papa-san sat glacier like , his smooth solidity , his very immobility defying all the turmoil about him .
(John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)
My eyes were so bleary I could barely see him but there he was , a little smooth olivefaced guy in a new spring overcoat and a taffy colored fedora .
He was smooth and civil spoken but it seemed to me there was something tough under his self-effacing manner .
Synonyms smooth suave politic Related Terms diplomatic4. smooth [ v ] (of surfaces) make shine
Examples:
"shine the silver, please"
"polish my shoes"
(McCall's Needlework and Crafts, Spring-Summer,...)
Place work on a flat surface and smooth out .
Synonyms polish smooth shine smoothen Related Terms beautify buff Simonize slick gloss polish shining buffer rub5. smooth [ a ] not marked with wrinkles
Examples:
"unwrinkled cheeks"
6. smooth [ a ] (botany) of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth
Used in print:(Helen Hooven Santmyer, "There Were Fences"...)
We collected `` lucky stones '' - all the creamy translucent pebbles , worn smooth and round , that we could find in the driveway .
Synonyms smooth Related Terms rough botany entire repand sinuate unnotched undulate compound simple7. smooth [ a ] smooth and unconstrained in movement
Examples:
"a long, smooth stride"
"the fluid motion of a cat"
"the liquid grace of a ballerina"
"liquid prose"
(Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)
The constant temperature contours are much smoother than those observed at 4.3 mm by Coates ( 1959 a ) , and apparently the emission at 8 mm is not nearly so sensitive to differences in surface features .
Synonyms flowing smooth liquid fluid fluent Related Terms graceful8. smooth [ a ] without chinks or crannies
Synonyms smooth uncrannied Related Terms crannied9. smooth [ v ] free from obstructions
Examples:
"smooth the way towards peace negotiations"
10. smooth [ a ] (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
Examples:
"a legato passage"
11. smooth [ a ] lacking obstructions or difficulties
Examples:
"the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly"
12. smooth [ n ] the act of smoothing
Examples:
"he gave is hair a quick smooth"
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