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Smoothen

To make or become smooth.

Smooth

Having a surface free from irregularities, roughness, or projections; even.

Smoothen

(transitive) To make smooth.

Smooth

Free from waves or disturbances; calm
The lake is smooth today.

Smoothen

(intransitive) To become smooth.
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Smooth

Free from hair, whiskers, or stubble
Felt his smooth cheek after the close shave.

Smoothen

To make smooth.

Smooth

Having a short dense flat coat. Used of dogs.

Smoothen

Make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing;
Smooth the surface of the wood

Smooth

Having a fine texture
A smooth fabric.
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Smoothen

(of surfaces) make shine;
Shine the silver, please
Polish my shoes

Smooth

Having an even consistency
A smooth pudding.

Smoothen

Become smooth

Smooth

Having an even or gentle motion or movement
A smooth ride.

Smooth

Having no obstructions or difficulties
A smooth operation.
A smooth trip.

Smooth

Easy-going; serene
A smooth temperament.

Smooth

Not sharp or bitter in taste
A smooth wine.

Smooth

Delicately pleasing to the ear; not harsh or grating
A smooth voice.

Smooth

Ingratiatingly polite and agreeable
Known for his smooth remarks.

Smooth

To make (something) even, level, or unwrinkled
Smoothed the fabric with an iron.

Smooth

To rid of obstructions, hindrances, or difficulties
A real estate agent who smoothed the process of applying for a mortgage.

Smooth

To soothe or tranquilize; make calm
The president tried to smooth over the hurt feelings of the disputing factions.

Smooth

To cause to appear less harsh or severe than is the case
Don't try to smooth over their faults.

Smooth

To become smooth.

Smooth

The act of smoothing.

Smooth

A smooth surface or part.

Smooth

Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.

Smooth

Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents.
We hope for a smooth transition to the new system.

Smooth

Bland; glib.

Smooth

Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; fluent.

Smooth

Suave; sophisticated.

Smooth

(of an action) Natural; unconstrained.

Smooth

(of a motion) Unbroken.

Smooth

Placid, calm.

Smooth

(of an edge) Lacking projections or indentations; not serrated.

Smooth

(of food or drink) Not grainy; having an even texture.

Smooth

(of a beverage) Having a pleasantly rounded flavor; neither rough nor astringent.

Smooth

Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain.

Smooth

That factors completely into small prime numbers.

Smooth

Lacking marked aspiration.

Smooth

Involuntary and non-striated.

Smooth

Smoothly.

Smooth

Something that is smooth, or that goes smoothly and easily.

Smooth

A smoothing action.

Smooth

A domestic animal having a smooth coat.

Smooth

A member of an anti-hippie fashion movement in 1970s Britain.

Smooth

(statistics) The analysis obtained through a smoothing procedure.

Smooth

(transitive) To make smooth or even.

Smooth

(transitive) To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure; to press, to flatten.
To smooth cloth with a smoothing iron

Smooth

(transitive) To make straightforward or easy.

Smooth

(transitive) To calm or palliate.
To smooth a person's temper

Smooth

To capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise.

Smooth

(West Country) To stroke; especially to stroke an animal's fur.
Can I smooth your cat?

Smooth

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.
The outlines must be smooth, imperceptible to the touch, and even, without eminence or cavities.

Smooth

Evenly spread or arranged; sleek; as, smooth hair.

Smooth

Gently flowing; moving equably; not ruffled or obstructed; as, a smooth stream.

Smooth

Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; voluble; even; fluent.
The only smooth poet of those times.
Waller was smooth; but Dryden taught to joinThe varying verse, the full-resounding line.
When sage Minerva rose,From her sweet lips smooth elocution flows.

Smooth

Bland; mild; smoothing; fattering.
This smooth discourse and mild behavior oftConceal a traitor.

Smooth

Causing no resistance to a body sliding along its surface; frictionless.

Smooth

Smoothly.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.

Smooth

The act of making smooth; a stroke which smooths.

Smooth

That which is smooth; the smooth part of anything.

Smooth

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.

Smooth

To free from obstruction; to make easy.
Thou, Abelard! the last sad office pay,And smooth my passage to the realms of day.

Smooth

To free from harshness; to make flowing.
In their motions harmony divineSo smooths her charming tones that God's own earListens delighted.

Smooth

To palliate; to gloze; as, to smooth over a fault.

Smooth

To give a smooth or calm appearance to.
Each perturbation smoothed with outward calm.

Smooth

To ease; to regulate.

Smooth

To flatter; to use blandishment.
Because I can not flatter and speak fair,Smile in men's faces, smooth, deceive and cog.

Smooth

The act of smoothing;
He gave his hair a quick smooth

Smooth

Make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing;
Smooth the surface of the wood

Smooth

(of surfaces) make shine;
Shine the silver, please
Polish my shoes

Smooth

Free from obstructions;
Smooth the way towards peace negociations

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

Smooth

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

Smooth

Of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth

Smooth

Not marked with wrinkles;
Unwrinkled cheeks

Smooth

Smooth and unconstrained in movement;
A long, smooth stride
The fluid motion of a cat
The liquid grace of a ballerina
Liquid prose

Smooth

Without breaks between notes; smooth and connected;
A legato passage

Smooth

Without chinks or crannies

Smooth

Lacking obstructions or difficulties;
The bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly

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