1. (noun)smooth the act of smoothing
"he gave his hair a quick smooth"
2. (adj)smooth 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"
3. (adj)politic, smooth, suave, bland smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
"he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"
4. (adj)smooth of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth
5. (adj)fluent, fluid, liquid, smooth smooth and unconstrained in movement
"a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"
6. (adj)legato, smooth (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
"a legato passage"
7. (adj)smooth of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence
"a smooth ride"
8. (adj)smooth lacking obstructions or difficulties
"the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly"
9. (adj)placid, quiet, still, tranquil, smooth, unruffled (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
"a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water"
10. (verb)smooth, smoothen make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
"smooth the surface of the wood"
11. (verb)polish, smooth, smoothen, shine make (a surface) shine
"shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"
12. (verb)smooth, smooth out free from obstructions
"smooth the way towards peace negotiations"
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