smooth

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Its really great, easy to read, and smooth.

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Quick take

the act of smoothing; "he gave his hair a quick smooth"

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

the act of smoothing; "he gave his hair a quick smooth"

verb

make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood"

verb

make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for smooth.

noun

the act of smoothing; "he gave his hair a quick smooth"

verb

make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood"

verb

make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"

verb

free from obstructions; "smooth the way towards peace negotiations"

adjective

having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror"

adjective

smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"

adjective

of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth

adjective

smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"

adjective

(music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected; "a legato passage"

adjective

of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence; "a smooth ride"

adjective

lacking obstructions or difficulties; "the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly"

adjective

(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water"

See also: placid, quiet, still, tranquil, unruffled

Example sentences

Its really great, easy to read, and smooth.

It has a fresh, crisp interface and it's smooth, sexy & fast.

We've been busting our butts for the last couple of months to get our updates ironed out and smooth.

It's relatively smooth sailing once the ice is broken.

I was flummoxed by its design, as it was made of smooth stones, uniform beads, colored sand, and wooden levers inlaid with gold.

"You know what, though: the response function around the limit is not a smooth bell curve; it drops sharply below the x axis as you go past the peak.

This smooth-talking, confident leader within Office was some kind of sociopath.

Offers many of the advantages of dials--smooth control with feedback, usable without looking--but in a linear space.

"The silky smooth transitions are nice, but unfortunately no amount of front-end UX work will make the backend not take several seconds to look for possible routes/pricing for you.

From a developer perspective, I think most people here on HN will appreciate how technologically advanced and smooth the new MySpace is which has been built from the ground up when it's launched.

Android brought you an OS that runs on multiple devices with a relatively open ecosystem, with the drawbacks of a less smooth experience and allowing carriers/OEMs monkey around with Android.

But governing takes common sense, and whatever they have is shattered by lobbyists who's only job is to undermine common-sense with smooth-sounding arguments - or, if that doesn't work, threats of withdrawing campaign support.

I'm looking forward to switching to Creative Cloud at work - I'll never have to make the case for upgrading again, always getting new features as they're released, and I'm sure my employer will be as happy to smooth out one more expenditure timeline as Adobe will be to smooth out its revenue timeline.