vverb.contactmake smooth or smoother, as if by rubbingSynset:smooth smoothen
Examples:- smooth the surface of the wood
Antonyms:roughen
Derivationally Related Form:smoothersmooth
Hypernyms:change surface
Inherited Hypernyms:smoothchange surfacechange
Direct Hyponyms:filefloatlaunchplanerakesandsandblastsandpaperstrip
Entailment:rub
Full Troponyms:filefloatlaunchplanerakerough-sandsandblastsandpaperstrip
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.contactmake (a surface) shineSynset:polish shine smooth smoothen
Examples:- shine the silver, please
- polish my shoes
Derivationally Related Form:polisherpolishingshiningpolish
Hypernyms:beautify embellish fancify prettify
Inherited Hypernyms:polishfancifybetterchange
Direct Hyponyms:SimoniseSimonizebuffburnishfurbishglosssleekslick
Entailment:rub
Full Troponyms:buffglosssimonizeslick
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | They --- the glass tubes (apply to: shine, smooth, smoothen, polish)
vverb.possessionfree from obstructionsSynset:smooth smooth out
Examples:- smooth the way towards peace negotiations
Hypernyms:disembarrass free rid
Inherited Hypernyms:smoothrid
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
adj satadj.allmade smooth by ironingSynset:smoothened
Antonyms:unironed
Inherited Hypernyms:smoothed
Similar to:ironed