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smooth

1 5.8
An act of making a surface even by rubbing or pressing
  • noun
  • /smuːð/
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  • She enjoyed the smoothing of the fabric as she ironed out the wrinkles before the event.

Smooth, smooth, smooth, smooth, smooth smoothing.

Examples

  • The artist focused on the smoothing of the clay to create a more refined sculpture.

  • The carpenter finished his work with a smoothing technique that made the wood feel soft to the touch.

  • Let me see, it did give me a little bit of a smoothing appearance on the skin.

  • So this is the smoothing oil to foam body cleanser.

  • This is the primed and poreless skin smoothing face primer.

  • They say it's blurring, brightening and smoothing, and I do feel like it does all of those things.

  • For eye cream, I use the Shishado wrinkle smoothing eye cream because I do have a lot of eye wrinkles.

Synonyms

leveling
vssmooth
  • US
1 2.8

The act of making the ground or surface flat and even

focuses on making surfaces even by removing roughness not creating a specific grade
planing
vssmooth
4.8

The act of making wood smooth and flat using a tool with a sharp blade

is a general action that evens surfaces by removing roughness without one tool

Antonyms

4 3.4

The way a surface feels when it is not smooth

Idioms

smooth sailing
  • Informal
16 2.7

An easy time with no problems

Accept the good and bad parts of a situation

Compounds

smooth muscle
  • Specialized
1 3.9

Muscle in the walls of organs and blood vessels that works without thinking

An even, flat surface that has no rough or bumpy parts

1 4.4

A person who has no hair on the face, like a young man without a beard

Having a very smooth face and no beard

Having skin or a surface that is even and without bumps

9.5

A small shark that lives along the Atlantic coast of the Americas with smooth skin and a thin body

smooth dogfish
  • Specialized
8.8

A small shark that lives on the sea bottom along the Atlantic coasts of North and South America

smooth earthball
  • Specialized
9.8

A round fungus with smooth outer skin when young that cracks and darkens

smooth green snake
  • Specialized
6.4

A thin snake with smooth green scales, not poisonous, living in meadows and open woods in the United States

8.4

A shrub with smooth bark that grows in wet places

8.1

A North American plant that lives many years with smooth leaves and pale violet flowers

smooth bark kauri
  • Australian
9.9

A large Australian tree with a smooth pale trunk and light soft wood used for building

smooth crabgrass
  • Specialized
8.2

A low lawn weed with smooth stems and leaves that spreads by seeds and roots

smooth darling pea
  • Australian
9.9

A plant from eastern Australia with bright blue, purple, or red flowers

smooth hammerhead
  • Specialized
7.5

A large shark with a smooth, hammer-shaped head often fished for its liver and skin

smooth lip fern
  • Specialized
8.5

A small green plant with smooth edges on its leaves that grows in shady rocky places

smooth plane
  • Specialized
8.4

A small hand tool that makes wood surfaces smooth

A river turtle with a flat, smooth, rubbery shell that lives in flowing water

5.6

A common shrub from eastern North America with smooth, waxy leaves and clusters of red berries

smooth muscle cell
  • Specialized
4.4

A long thin cell that makes muscle in organs and blood vessels move without you controlling it

A shrub with smooth leaves and bright red berries in winter

A choice that is foolish and not well thought out

A small fern that grows on rocks in cold northern regions with smooth leaves

Having a body that feels smooth to the touch with no rough parts

A small lively dog with a short smooth coat

A European tree with shiny smooth leaves often planted for decoration

A person who speaks in a calm, charming way to persuade others

Having an even, soft surface with no bumps when you touch it

Someone who persuades people using clever, dishonest talk

Having a shell with an even surface without ridges or bumps

How Smooth

polishing
1 2.1
smooth
1 5.8
rubbing
1 1.5

Surface Forms

smooth singular
smooths plural

Etymology

The word smooth used as a noun comes from the old English smōþ, meaning 'an act of making even', so a quick 'smooth' is the action that removes roughness and makes a surface lie flat.