Found 4 hits - Term: smoother, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
smooth \smooth\ sm=ooth, a. compar. smoother
sm=ooth"~er; superl. smoothest. oe. smothe,
smethe, as. sm=eethe, smoeethe, where =e, oe,
come from an older =o; cf. lg. sm"ode, sm"oe,
sm"odig; of uncertain origin.
1. 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. --chaucer.
1913 webster
the outlines must be smooth, imperceptible to the
touch, and even, without eminence or cavities.
--dryden.
1913 webster
2. evenly spread or arranged; sleek; as, smooth hair.
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3. gently flowing; moving equably; not ruffled or obstructed;
as, a smooth stream.
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4. flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or
hesitation; not harsh; voluble; even; fluent.
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the only smooth poet of those times. --milton.
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waller was smooth; but dryden taught to join
the varying verse, the full-resounding line. --pope.
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when sage minerva rose,
from her sweet lips smooth elocution flows. --gay.
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5. bland; mild; smoothing; fattering.
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this smooth discourse and mild behavior oft
conceal a traitor. --addison.
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6. mech. physics causing no resistance to a body sliding
along its surface; frictionless.
1913 webster
note: smooth is often used in the formation of
self-explaining compounds; as, smooth-bodied,
smooth-browed, smooth-combed, smooth-faced,
smooth-finished, smooth-gliding, smooth-grained,
smooth-leaved, smooth-sliding, smooth-speaking,
smooth-woven, and the like.
1913 webster
syn: even; plain; level; flat; polished; glossy; sleek; soft;
bland; mild; soothing; voluble; flattering; adulatory;
deceptive.
1913 webster
see also:
smoother smoothest
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
smoother \smooth"er\, n.
one who, or that which, smooths.
1913 webster
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
smoother
n : a power tool used for sanding wood; a loop of sandpaper is
moved at high speed by an electric motor syn: drum
sander, electric sander, sander
see also:
drum sander electric sander sander
- [4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
28 moby thesaurus words for "smoother":
abradant, abrasive, buff, buffer, burnish, calender, chamois, drag,
glazer, goose, grader, harrow, iron, lawn-roller, mangle, plane,
polish, polisher, press, roller, rolling pin, sander, sleeker,
slicker, smooth, steamroller, trowel, wringer
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