to smooth
- verb
- /smuːð/
- The artist used sandpaper to smooth the wooden surface for a sleek look.
- smooth the surface
- smooth out irregularities
- smooth hair back
I'm just going to smooth this all over my skin.
- I'm just going to smooth this all over my skin.
- I think it's good for maintaining and smoothing the old frizz.
- And then the next step I do is I smooth my skin.
- So what I do is I smooth it into a low ponytail.
- So make sure there's some powder and then smooth it onto the powder puff, OK.
- I really love how it just smooths out your skin and hides your pores.
Examples
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Belle knelt at her side and smoothed the girl's hair back from her forehead.
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I'm just going to smooth this all over my skin.
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First, I like to smooth in the foundation.
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Just going to smooth this over my whole face.
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And then the next step I do is I smooth my skin.
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You just smooth it on like this.
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I just want to smooth this edge, just dry down in there.
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I'm going to kind of smooth it onto the surface of the skin.
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Going back in with my soft brush just to smooth all that out.
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I really love how it just smooths out your skin and hides your pores.
Synonyms
To make something smooth and bright by rubbing it
To make something smooth and shiny by rubbing it
To rub a surface with sandpaper to make it smooth
To make something smooth and shiny by rubbing or adding oil
To polish something by rubbing until it is smooth or shiny
To make a surface smooth and shiny by rubbing or polishing
To make something less rough by pressing it flat or by calming people
To make a surface such as hair smooth and shiny by using a product or pushing it flat
To make something smooth and shiny by brushing or pressing
To make an edge soft so it blends into the background
To make something smooth and shiny by rubbing or polishing
To make hair smooth and shiny by pressing it or using a little gel
To make a surface flat and even by rubbing or polishing
To make a surface smooth by moving something over it
To make a rough edge smooth by rubbing it with sandpaper
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
Muscle in the walls of organs and blood vessels that works without thinking
- Specialized
A small shark that lives along the Atlantic coast of the Americas with smooth skin and a thin body
- Specialized
A small shark that lives on the sea bottom along the Atlantic coasts of North and South America
- Specialized
A round fungus with smooth outer skin when young that cracks and darkens
- Specialized
A thin snake with smooth green scales, not poisonous, living in meadows and open woods in the United States
- US
A North American plant that lives many years with smooth leaves and pale violet flowers
- Australian
A large Australian tree with a smooth pale trunk and light soft wood used for building
- Specialized
A low lawn weed with smooth stems and leaves that spreads by seeds and roots
- Australian
A plant from eastern Australia with bright blue, purple, or red flowers
- Specialized
A large shark with a smooth, hammer-shaped head often fished for its liver and skin
- Specialized
A small green plant with smooth edges on its leaves that grows in shady rocky places
A river turtle with a flat, smooth, rubbery shell that lives in flowing water
- US
A common shrub from eastern North America with smooth, waxy leaves and clusters of red berries
- Specialized
A long thin cell that makes muscle in organs and blood vessels move without you controlling it
How Smooth
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word smooth comes from the old English smōþ, meaning 'make even', so to smooth something is to remove bumps or wrinkles and make its surface even or shiny.