SMOOTH


Meaning of SMOOTH in English

I.

verb

ADVERB

▪ carefully , gently

She ~ed his hair gently.

▪ away , out

Use an iron to ~ out any creases.

▪ back , down

Her mother ~ed back Alice's hair.

Smooth is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ crease , ↑ dress , ↑ hair , ↑ path , ↑ skirt , ↑ surface , ↑ transition , ↑ way , ↑ wrinkle

II.

adj.

1 without bumps

VERBS

▪ be , feel , look

▪ become

▪ make sth , wear sth

The steps had been worn ~ by the thousands of passing feet.

▪ sand sth

The surface should be sanded ~.

ADVERB

▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.

▪ beautifully , exceptionally

her beautifully ~ complexion

▪ completely , perfectly

▪ silky , velvety

This cream makes even the roughest hands silky ~.

▪ almost

▪ deceptively

the deceptively ~ surface of the glacier

2 without problems

VERBS

▪ be , look , seem

▪ become

ADVERB

▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.

a fairly ~ transition to democracy

▪ incredibly , particularly , remarkably

The project got off to a remarkably ~ start.

▪ surprisingly

▪ completely

▪ not always , not entirely

The process of negotiation was not entirely ~.

Smooth is used with these nouns: ↑ arc , ↑ batter , ↑ cheek , ↑ chest , ↑ chin , ↑ coat , ↑ complexion , ↑ consistency , ↑ crossing , ↑ curve , ↑ custard , ↑ distribution , ↑ dough , ↑ edge , ↑ face , ↑ finish , ↑ flesh , ↑ flight , ↑ floor , ↑ flow , ↑ forehead , ↑ grain , ↑ implementation , ↑ landing , ↑ marble , ↑ motion , ↑ move , ↑ movement , ↑ muscle , ↑ operation , ↑ operator , ↑ passage , ↑ paste , ↑ progression , ↑ ride , ↑ road , ↑ rock , ↑ running , ↑ sauce , ↑ shape , ↑ shave , ↑ skin , ↑ slope , ↑ stone , ↑ stroke , ↑ surface , ↑ taste , ↑ texture , ↑ transfer , ↑ transition , ↑ voice , ↑ wood

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