smooth (
http://definr.com/smooth)
adj 1: having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or
irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop";
"smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as
a mirror" [ant:
rough]
2: smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of
sophistication; "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"; "the manager pacified the customer with a
smooth apology for the error"; "affable, suave, moderate
men...smugly convinced of their respectability" - Ezra
Pound [syn:
politic,
suave]
3: (botany) of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into
teeth [ant:
rough]
4: not marked with wrinkles; "unwrinkled cheeks" [syn:
unwrinkled]
5: smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth
stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of
a ballerina"; "liquid prose" [syn:
flowing,
fluent,
fluid,
liquid]
6: (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected;
"a legato passage" [syn:
legato] [ant:
staccato]
7: without chinks or crannies [syn:
uncrannied] [ant:
crannied]
8: lacking obstructions or difficulties; "the bill's path
through the legislature was smooth and orderly"
n : the act of smoothing; "he gave is hair a quick smooth"
v 1: make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the
surface of the wood" [syn:
smoothen] [ant:
roughen]
2: (of surfaces) make shine; "shine the silver, please";
"polish my shoes" [syn:
polish,
smoothen,
shine]
3: free from obstructions; "smooth the way towards peace
negociations" [syn:
smooth out]