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smooth

[smooth]

adjective

smoother, smoothest 
  1. free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough.

    smooth wood; a smooth road.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. generally flat or unruffled, as a calm sea.

  3. free from hairs or a hairy growth.

    a smooth cheek.

  4. of uniform consistency; free from lumps, as a batter, sauce, etc.

  5. free from or proceeding without abrupt curves, bends, etc..

    a smooth ride.

  6. allowing or having an even, uninterrupted movement or flow.

    smooth driving.

  7. easy and uniform, as motion or the working of a machine.

  8. having projections worn away.

    a smooth tire casing.

  9. free from hindrances or difficulties.

    a smooth day at the office.

  10. noting a metal file having the minimum commercial grade of coarseness for a single-cut file.

  11. undisturbed, tranquil, or equable, as the feelings, temper, etc.; serene.

    a smooth disposition.

  12. elegant, easy, or polished.

    smooth manners.

  13. ingratiatingly polite or suave.

    That salesman is a smooth talker.

  14. free from harshness, sharpness, or bite; bland or mellow, as cheese or wine.

  15. not harsh to the ear, as sound.

    the smooth music of a ballroom dance band.

  16. Phonetics.Ìýwithout aspiration.



adverb

  1. in a smooth manner; smoothly.

verb (used with object)

  1. to make smooth of surface, as by scraping, planing, or pressing.

  2. to remove (projections, ridges, wrinkles, etc.) in making something smooth (often followed by away orout ).

  3. to free from difficulties.

  4. to remove (obstacles) from a path (often followed byaway ).

  5. to make more polished, elegant, or agreeable, as wording or manners.

  6. to tranquilize, calm, or soothe (a person, the feelings, etc.).

  7. Mathematics.Ìýto simplify (an expression) by substituting approximate or certain known values for the variables.

noun

  1. act of smoothing.

    She adjusted the folds with a smooth of her hand.

  2. something that is smooth; a smooth part or place.

    through the rough and the smooth.

verb phrase

  1. to make seem less severe, disagreeable, or irreconcilable; allay; mitigate.

    He smoothed over my disappointment with kind words.

smooth

/ ²õ³¾³ÜËð /

adjective

  1. resting in the same plane; without bends or irregularities

  2. silky to the touch

    smooth velvet

  3. lacking roughness of surface; flat

  4. tranquil or unruffled

    smooth temper

  5. lacking obstructions or difficulties

    1. suave or persuasive, esp as suggestive of insincerity

    2. ( in combination )

      smooth-tongued

  6. (of the skin) free from hair

  7. of uniform consistency

    smooth batter

  8. not erratic; free from jolts

    smooth driving

  9. not harsh or astringent

    a smooth wine

  10. having all projections worn away

    smooth tyres

  11. maths (of a curve) differentiable at every point

  12. phonetics without preliminary or simultaneous aspiration

  13. gentle to the ear; flowing

  14. physics (of a plane, surface, etc) regarded as being frictionless

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. in a calm or even manner; smoothly

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to make or become flattened or without roughness or obstructions

  2. to take or rub (away) in order to make smooth

    she smoothed out the creases in her dress

  3. to make calm; soothe

  4. to make easier

    smooth his path

  5. electrical engineering to remove alternating current ripple from the output of a direct current power supply

  6. obsoleteÌýto make more polished or refined

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the smooth part of something

  2. the act of smoothing

  3. tennis squash badminton the side of a racket on which the binding strings form a continuous line Compare rough

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • smoothable adjective
  • smoother noun
  • smoothly adverb
  • smoothness noun
  • oversmooth adjective
  • oversmoothly adverb
  • oversmoothness noun
  • presmooth verb (used with object)
  • resmooth verb (used with object)
  • unsmooth adjective
  • unsmoothly adverb
  • unsmoothness noun
  • unsmoothed adjective
  • ˈ²õ³¾´Ç´Ç³Ù³ó±ô²â adverb
  • ˈ²õ³¾´Ç´Ç³Ù³ó²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ˈ²õ³¾´Ç´Ç³Ù³ó±ð°ù noun
  • ˈ²õ³¾´Ç´Ç³Ù³ó²¹²ú±ô±ð adjective
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of smooth1

First recorded before 1050; (adjective) Middle English smothe, late Old English ²õ³¾Å³Ù³ó; compare Middle English smethe, Old English ²õ³¾Å§³Ù³ó±ð “smoothâ€; cognate with Old Saxon ²õ³¾Å³Ù³ó¾±; (verb) late Middle English smothen, derivative of the adjective; replacing Middle English smethen, Old English ²õ³¾Å§³Ù³ó(¾±)²¹²Ô
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of smooth1

Old English ²õ³¾Å³Ù³ó; related to Old Saxon ³¾Äå³Ù³ó³¾³Ü²Ô»å¾± gentle-minded, ²õ³¾Å³Ù³ó¾± smooth
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Idioms and Phrases

In addition to the idioms beginning with smooth, also see take the rough with the smooth.
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Alfred looked smooth in her first 100m of the year, clocking 10.89, and could be the one to beat again in Japan.

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Since then, only The Band, perhaps, has come close to the smooth use of harmony in rock.

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They smoothed out transitions, changed tempos to help connect songs and phoned up Parks when they were unable to make out lyrics.

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And for my legs, this stretch was smooth sailing.

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“And, uh, looking forward to having a, like we said, smooth transition, do everything we can to make sure you are accommodated, what you need.â€

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