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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024smooth /smuð/USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, adv., v. adj. - not rough;
having an even surface:a smooth road. - generally flat, such as a calm sea.
- Biologyfree from hairs or a hairy growth:a smooth cheek.
- free from lumps, as a sauce:smooth gravy.
- allowing or having an even, uninterrupted movement:a smooth ride.
- free from problems or difficulties:a smooth day at the office.
- elegant, easy, or polished:a smooth manner with difficult clients.
- ingratiatingly polite;
suave:a smooth talker. - free from harshness;
bland or mellow, such as wine.
adv. - in a smooth manner;
smoothly:[often: used before another word to form an adjective]a smooth-running car.
v. - Buildingto make the surface of (something) smooth, as by scraping, planing, pressing, etc.: [~ + object]to smooth the floorboards with sandpaper before polishing them.[~ (+ off/out) + object]He smoothed (off) his jacket.[~ + object (+ out)]He smoothed his jacket (out).
- to remove (wrinkles or the like) from something: [~ + object + off (+ object)]He smoothed the wrinkles off (his jacket).[~ + off/away + object]He smoothed off the wrinkles from his jacket.
- smooth over, to make seem less severe or disagreeable: [~ + over + object]smoothed over the difficulties and got the two sides talking again.[~ + object + over]to smooth them over.
smooth•ly, adv. smooth•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024smooth (smo̅o̅ᵺ),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, adv., v., n. adj. - free from projections or unevenness of surface;
not rough:smooth wood; a smooth road. - generally flat or unruffled, as a calm sea.
- Biologyfree from hairs or a hairy growth:a smooth cheek.
- of uniform consistency;
free from lumps, as a batter, sauce, etc. - free from or proceeding without abrupt curves, bends, etc.:a smooth ride.
- allowing or having an even, uninterrupted movement or flow:smooth driving.
- easy and uniform, as motion or the working of a machine.
- having projections worn away:a smooth tire casing.
- free from hindrances or difficulties:a smooth day at the office.
- Metallurgynoting a metal file having the minimum commercial grade of coarseness for a single-cut file. Cf. dead-smooth.
- undisturbed, tranquil, or equable, as the feelings, temper, etc.;
serene:a smooth disposition. - elegant, easy, or polished:smooth manners.
- ingratiatingly polite or suave:That salesman is a smooth talker.
- free from harshness, sharpness, or bite;
bland or mellow, as cheese or wine. - not harsh to the ear, as sound:the smooth music of a ballroom dance band.
- Phoneticswithout aspiration.
adv. - in a smooth manner;
smoothly.
v.t. - Buildingto make smooth of surface, as by scraping, planing, or pressing.
- to remove (projections, ridges, wrinkles, etc.) in making something smooth (often fol. by away or out).
- to free from difficulties.
- to remove (obstacles) from a path (often fol. by away).
- to make more polished, elegant, or agreeable, as wording or manners.
- to tranquilize, calm, or soothe (a person, the feelings, etc.).
- Mathematicsto simplify (an expression) by substituting approximate or certain known values for the variables.
- smooth over, to make seem less severe, disagreeable, or irreconcilable;
allay;
mitigate:He smoothed over my disappointment with kind words.
n. - act of smoothing:She adjusted the folds with a smooth of her hand.
- something that is smooth;
a smooth part or place:through the rough and the smooth.
- bef. 1050; (adjective, adjectival) Middle English smothe, late Old English smōth; compare Middle English smethe, Old English smēthe smooth; cognate with Old Saxon smōthi; (verb, verbal) late Middle English smothen, derivative of the adjective, adjectival; replacing Middle English smethen, Old English smēth(i)an
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged glossy, polished, even, flat. See level.
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