Used in a Sentence

slicks

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for slicks.

Editorial note

Race slicks are far sticker than treaded road tires, and are also much quieter, for a number of reasons.

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A covering of liquid, particularly oil.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of slicks gathered in one view.

noun

A covering of liquid, particularly oil.

noun

Someone who is clever and untrustworthy.

noun

A tool used to make something smooth or even.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for slicks.

noun

A covering of liquid, particularly oil.

noun

Someone who is clever and untrustworthy.

noun

A tool used to make something smooth or even.

noun

A wide paring chisel used in joinery.

Example sentences

1

Race slicks are far sticker than treaded road tires, and are also much quieter, for a number of reasons.

2

Fitting warmed-up soft slicks and doing it on an F1 track or specialized tarmac would probably yield better results.

3

You can buy slicks if they are marked for track use, but it's illegal to drive around with them.

4

Right now, Slicks SQL queries are not optimized, so you better use a db that's good at query optimization (i.e.

5

We're not trying to re-invent the wheel, just bring some high quality racing slicks to Bitcoin.

6

A big reason for that is the wheels (from standard longboards) are slicks and are somewhat dangerous in wet weather.

7

Maybe include some Spyhunter style weapons (oil slicks) like a hybrid Nascar / Battlebots event.

8

Of course there's a reasonable change of slippage at 25kmh on racing slicks.

9

They were doomed to circle helplessly above the sinking debris, the floating bodies, and the burning oil slicks until their fuel ran out.

10

The big difference is that snow tires are self cleaning; everything else ends up being ice covered slicks after a bit of driving.

11

The car was a purple 1970s muscle car with rear really wide slicks I think it was an AMC AMX.

12

I could not find jurisprudence implying resale of racing slicks is illegal under this law.

Quote examples

1

Except for the oil slicks, where it is called "Newton's Rings".

2

For commuting you generally want 1.5" to 1.75" road slicks.

3

It forbids the sale if it "has a tread depth of less than 1/16 inch measurable in any groove" which ostensibly wouldn't apply to new tires with more tread than that nor new slicks that come from the factory with no grooves to measure.

Proper noun examples

1

It is troubling to me that the Akka/Play/Sbt/Slicks of the world get obvious preferential treatment when it comes to language prioritization.

2

Some of the games I still remember by name: Triplane Turmoil, Mine bombers, Slicks'n'Slide.

3

> It is troubling to me that the Akka/Play/Sbt/Slicks of the world get obvious preferential treatment when it comes to language prioritization.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use slicks in a sentence?

Race slicks are far sticker than treaded road tires, and are also much quieter, for a number of reasons.

What does slicks mean?

A covering of liquid, particularly oil.

What part of speech is slicks?

slicks is commonly used as noun.