Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - smooth
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adj., v., n., & adv. --adj. 1 having a relatively even and regular surface; free from perceptible projections, lumps, indentations, and roughness. 2 not wrinkled, pitted, scored, or hairy (smooth skin). 3 that can be traversed without check. 4 (of liquids) of even consistency; without lumps (mix to a smooth paste). 5 (of the sea etc.) without waves or undulations. 6 (of a journey, passage, progress, etc.) untroubled by difficulties or adverse conditions. 7 having an easy flow or correct rhythm (smooth breathing; a smooth metre). 8 a not harsh in sound or taste. b (of wine etc.) not astringent. 9 (of a person, his or her manner, etc.) suave, conciliatory, flattering, unruffled, or polite (a smooth talker; he's very smooth). 10 (of movement etc.) not suddenly varying; not jerky. --v. 1 tr. & intr. (often foll. by out, down) make or become smooth. 2 (often foll. by out, down, over, away) a tr. reduce or get rid of (differences, faults, difficulties, etc.) in fact or appearance. b intr. (of difficulties etc.) diminish, become less obtrusive (it will all smooth over). 3 tr. modify (a graph, curve, etc.) so as to lessen irregularities. 4 tr. free from impediments or discomfort (smooth the way; smooth the declining years). --n. 1 a smoothing touch or stroke (gave his hair a smooth). 2 the easy part of life (take the rough with the smooth). --adv. smoothly (the course of true love never did run smooth). Phrases and idioms in smooth water having passed obstacles or difficulties. smooth-bore a gun with an unrifled barrel. smooth-faced hypocritically friendly. smoothing-iron hist. a flat-iron. smoothing-plane a small plane for finishing the planing of wood. smooth muscle a muscle without striations, usu. occurring in hollow organs and performing involuntary functions. smooth talk colloq. bland specious language. smooth-talk v.tr. address or persuade with this. smooth-tongued insincerely flattering. Derivatives smoothable adj. smoother n. smoothish adj. smoothly adv. smoothness n. Etymology: OE smoth
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English smothe, from Old English smōth; akin to Old Saxon smōthi ~ Date: before 12th century 1. a. having a continuous even surface, being the representation of a function with a continuous first derivative, having or being a short even coat of hair , being without hair, glabrous , causing no resistance to sliding, free from difficulties or impediments , even and uninterrupted in flow or flight, excessively and often artfully suave ; ingratiating , 5. serene, equable , amiable, courteous, 6. not sharp or harsh , free from lumps, see: level ~ adverb ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. verb (~ed; ~ing; ~s; also ~es) Date: 15th century transitive verb to make ~, 2. to free from what is harsh or disagreeable ; polish , soothe, to minimize (as a fault) especially in order to allay anger or ill will , to free from obstruction or difficulty , 5. to press flat , to remove expression from (one's face) ; compose, to cause to lie evenly and in order ; preen , to free (as a graph or data) from irregularities, intransitive verb to become ~, ~er noun III. noun Date: 15th century a ~ part, the act of ~ing, a ~ing implement ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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