| smooth | the act of smoothing, he gave his hair a quick smooth |
| smooth dogfish | small bottom-dwelling shark found along both Atlantic coasts |
American smooth dogfish
Mustelus canis | found along the Atlantic coast of the Americas |
smooth hammerhead
Sphyrna zygaena | fished for the hides and vitaminich liver |
falcon-gentle
falcon-gentil | female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon |
smooth softshell
Trionyx muticus | river turtle of Mississippi basin, prefers running water |
smooth green snake
Opheodrys vernalis | of western and central United States |
| smooth-haired fox terrier | a fox terrier with smooth hair |
smooth plane
smoothing plane | a small plane for finish work |
| smooth muscle | muscle tissue that does not appear striated under the microscope, has the form of thin layers or sheets |
smooth muscle
involuntary muscle | a muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart) |
| smooth muscle cell | cells of the smooth muscles |
breeze
zephyr
gentle wind
air | a slight wind (usually refreshing), the breeze was cooled by the lake, as he waited he could feel the air on his neck |
| gentle breeze | wind moving - knots, on the Beaufort scale |
dundathu pine
queensland kauri
smooth bark kauri
Agathis robusta | Australian timber tree resembling the kauri but having wood much lighter in weight and softer |
smooth darling pea
Swainsona galegifolia | erect or trailing perennial of eastern Australia having axillary racemes of blue to purple or red flowers |
| smooth aster | a variety of aster |
smooth crabgrass
Digitaria ischaemum | a weed |
smooth alder
hazel alder
Alnus serrulata | common shrub of the eastern United States with smooth bark |
smooth-leaved elm
European field elm
Ulmus carpinifolia | European elm with lustrous smooth leaves used as an ornamental |
| smooth winterberry holly | a holly shrub |
smooth sumac
scarlet sumac
vinegar tree
Rhus glabra | common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries |
Scleroderma bovista
smooth earthball | an earthball with a peridium that is firm dry and smooth when young but developing cracks when mature, pale orange-yellow when young and reddish brown at maturity |
smooth woodsia
Woodsia glabella | rock-inhabiting fern of Arctic and subarctic Europe to eastern Asia |
smooth lip fern
Alabama lip fern
Cheilanthes alabamensis | southeastern United States to northern Mexico and Jamaica |
polish
smooth smoothen shine | make (a surface) shine, shine the silver, please, polish my shoes |
smooth
smoothen | make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing, smooth the surface of the wood |
| gentle | stroke soothingly |
pacify
lenify
conciliate
assuage
appease
mollify
placate
gentle
gruntle | cause to be more favorably inclined, gain the good will of, She managed to mollify the angry customer |
smooth
smooth out | free from obstructions, smooth the way towards peace negotiations |
ennoble
gentle
entitle | give a title to someone, make someone a member of the nobility |
gloss over
skate over
smooth over
slur over
skimp over | treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly |
eloquent
facile
fluent
silver
silver-tongued
smooth-spoken | expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively, able to dazzle with his facile tongue, silver speech |
beardless
smooth-faced | lacking hair on the face, a smooth-faced boy of years |
| smooth-haired | having hair that feels smooth |
placid
quiet
still
tranquil
smooth
unruffled | (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 |
| smooth-bodied | having a smooth body |
| smooth | lacking obstructions or difficulties, the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly |
politic
smooth
suave
bland | 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 |
fluent fluid
liquid
smooth | smooth and unconstrained in movement, a long, smooth stride, the fluid motion of a cat, the liquid grace of a ballerina |
easy
gentle | marked by moderate steepness, an easy climb, a gentle slope |
easy
gentle
soft | having little impact, an easy pat on the shoulder, gentle rain, a gentle breeze, a soft (or light) tapping at the window |
| gentle | having or showing a kindly or tender nature, the gentle touch of her hand, her gentle manner was comforting, a gentle sensitive nature, gentle blue eyes |
| gentle | quiet and soothing, a gentle voice, a gentle nocturne |
gentle
soft | soft and mild, not harsh or stern or severe, a gentle reprimand, a vein of gentle irony, poked gentle fun at him |
aristocratic aristocratical
blue
blue-blooded
gentle
patrician | belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy, an aristocratic family, aristocratic Bostonians, aristocratic government, a blue family, blue blood, the blue-blooded aristocracy, of gentle blood, patrician landholders of the American South, aristocratic bearing, aristocratic features, patrician tastes |
glib
glib-tongued
smooth-tongued | artfully persuasive in speech, a glib tongue, a smooth-tongued hypocrite |
clean-shaven
smooth-shaven
well-shaven | closely shaved recently |
| smooth | 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 |
fine-textured
smooth-textured | having a smooth, fine-grained structure |