slick
IPA: sɫˈɪk
noun
- A covering of liquid, particularly oil.
- (by extension, hydrodynamics, US, dated) A rapidly-expanding ring of dark water, resembling an oil slick, around the site of a large underwater explosion at shallow depth, marking the progress through the water of the shock wave generated by the explosion.
- Someone who is clever and untrustworthy.
- A tool used to make something smooth or even.
- (sports, automotive) A tire with a smooth surface instead of a tread pattern, often used in auto racing.
- (US, military slang) A helicopter.
- (printing) A camera-ready image to be used by a printer. The "slick" is photographed to produce a negative image which is then used to burn a positive offset plate or other printing device.
- (publishing, slang) A glossy magazine.
- A wide paring chisel used in joinery.
- (fandom slang) In omegaverse fiction, the copious, lubricating bodily fluid produced by an omega in heat.
- A term of address, generally applied to males, possibly including strangers, implying that the person addressed is slick in the sense of "sophisticated", but often used sarcastically.
- Alternative form of schlich [The finer portion of crushed ore, as of gold, lead, or tin, separated by the water in certain wet processes.]
verb
- To make slick.
adjective
- Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.
- Appearing expensive or sophisticated.
- Superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy.
- (often sarcastic) Clever, making an apparently hard task easy.
- (US, West Coast slang) Extraordinarily great or special.
- Sleek; smooth.
adverb
- Alternative form of sleek (“with ease and dexterity”) [(dated) With ease and dexterity.]
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Examples of "slick" in Sentences
- Her hair is slick and oily.
- Her words were slick and flattery.
- The proprietor of the website is Matt Slick.
- Despite the split, Slick remained with the band.
- His camerawork is slick, and the music is hypnotic.
- The ship leaked oil creating a slick in part of the harbour.
- The band were primed and ready, the music was tight and slick.
- Attempts at capping the leak and containing the slick continue.
- The Showcase is a major part of the Slick Talk Entertainment brand.
- On rainy days and particularly in the winter, the trail is dangerously slick.
- The average mako cruising into a slick is about 80 pounds, but adults occasionally show up.
- The old standards (Kill Dr. Lucky, Bring Me the Brain) are back in slick full color editions.
- The Studded Kling-On soles do well in slick conditions, but for the Salmon I think you really want to go with the Studded Rubber soles we offer.
- But you wouldn't know it from his constant appearances at political rallies and in slick, 10-minute television ads ahead of a presidential election Sunday.
- People use the term "slick" as if it were something other than a positive thing, but in the singing of Ann Hampton Callaway, slickness, along with amazing time and wonderful chops, is a virtue.
- As the oil slick from the recent offshore oil rig disaster makes its way to Gulf Coast shores - expected to devastate the precious ecosystem and hurt struggling businesses - the seeds of political fallout for the Obama administration are beginning to sprout.
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