Unscramble smooth

Definition of smooth

adjective:

• 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". Antonyms: rough.
• 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". Synonyms: bland, politic, suave.
• of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth. Antonyms: rough.
• smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride", "the fluid motion of a cat", "the liquid grace of a ballerina". Synonyms: fluent, fluid, liquid.
• (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected; "a legato passage". Synonyms: legato. Antonyms: staccato.
• of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence; "a smooth ride". Antonyms: rough.
• lacking obstructions or difficulties; "the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly".
• (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". Synonyms: placid, quiet, still, tranquil, unruffled.

noun:

• the act of smoothing; "he gave his hair a quick smooth".

verb:

• make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood". Synonyms: smoothen. Antonyms: roughen.
• make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please", "polish my shoes". Synonyms: polish, shine, smoothen.
• free from obstructions; "smooth the way towards peace negotiations". Synonyms: smooth out.

Related words

buff, burnish, file, float, furbish, gloss, launch, plane, rake, sand, sandblast, sandpaper, sleek, slick, strip.

Words nearby

smooch, smoothy, sooth.

Rhymes with

soothe.