smooth

IPA: smˈuð

noun

  • Something that is smooth, or that goes smoothly and easily.
  • A smoothing action.
  • A domestic animal having a smooth coat.
  • A member of an anti-hippie fashion movement in 1970s Britain.
  • (statistics) The analysis obtained through a smoothing procedure.

verb

  • (transitive) To make smooth or even.
  • (transitive) To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure; to press, to flatten.
  • (transitive) To make straightforward or easy.
  • (transitive) To calm or palliate.
  • (statistics, image processing, digital audio) To capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise.
  • (West Country) To stroke; especially to stroke an animal's fur.

adjective

  • Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
  • Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents.
  • Bland; glib.
  • Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; fluent.
  • Suave; sophisticated.
  • (of an action) Natural; unconstrained.
  • (of a motion) Unbroken.
  • (chiefly of water) Placid, calm.
  • (of an edge) Lacking projections or indentations; not serrated.
  • (of food or drink) Not grainy; having an even texture.
  • (of a beverage) Having a pleasantly rounded flavor; neither rough nor astringent.
  • (mathematics, of a function) Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain.
  • (mathematics, of a number) That factors completely into small prime numbers.
  • (linguistics, classical studies, of a vowel) Lacking marked aspiration.
  • (of muscles, medicine) Involuntary and non-striated.

adverb

  • Smoothly.
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Examples of "smooth" in Sentences

  • The cuticle is smooth.
  • The path is flat and smooth.
  • Texture is smooth and pliant.
  • The external surface was smooth.
  • The chorion is shiny and smooth.
  • The texture is smooth and sticky.
  • The plot is smooth and intriguing.
  • The surface is smooth and polished.
  • It is smooth and sticky to the touch.
  • The bodyshell was smooth and aerodynamic.

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