Smooth

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·adv Smoothly.

II. Smooth ·adj To free from obstruction; to make easy.

III. Smooth ·adj To give a smooth or calm appearance to.

IV. Smooth ·superl Bland; mild; smoothing; fattering.

V. Smooth ·adj To free from harshness; to make flowing.

VI. Smooth ·noun The act of making smooth; a stroke which smooths.

VII. Smooth ·noun That which is smooth; the smooth part of anything.

VIII. Smooth ·superl Evenly spread or arranged; sleek; as, smooth hair.

IX. Smooth ·vi To Flatter; to use blandishment.

X. Smooth ·adj To Ease; to Regulate.

XI. Smooth ·superl Causing no resistance to a body sliding along its surface; frictionless.

XII. Smooth ·superl Gently flowing; moving equably; not ruffled or obstructed; as, a smooth stream.

XIII. Smooth ·adj To Palliate; to Gloze; as, to smooth over a fault.

XIV. Smooth ·superl Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; voluble; even; fluent.

XV. Smooth ·adj To make smooth; to make even on the surface by any means; as, to smooth a board with a plane; to smooth cloth with an Iron.

XVI. Smooth ·superl Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points can be perceived by the touch; not rough; as, smooth glass; smooth porcelain.

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