Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  smooth 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  smooth 
 
  Sense  1 
  smooth,  smoothen 
  =>  strip 
  =>  launch 
  =>  rake 
  =>  sandpaper,  sand 
  =>  sandblast 
  =>  file 
 
  Sense  2 
  polish,  smooth,  smoothen,  shine 
  =>  Simonize 
  =>  slick,  sleek 
  =>  buff,  burnish,  furbish,  flush 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  smooth 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  smooth 
 
  Sense  1 
  smooth,  smoothen 
  =>  strip 
  =>  launch 
  =>  rake 
  =>  sandpaper,  sand 
  =>  rough-sand 
  =>  sandblast 
  =>  file 
 
  Sense  2 
  polish,  smooth,  smoothen,  shine 
  =>  Simonize 
  =>  slick,  sleek 
  =>  buff,  burnish,  furbish,  flush 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  smooth 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  smooth 
 
  Sense  1 
  smooth,  smoothen 
  =>  rub 
 
  Sense  2 
  polish,  smooth,  smoothen,  shine 
  =>  rub 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  smooth 
 
  3  senses  of  smooth 
 
  Sense  1 
  smooth,  smoothen 
  =>  change  surface 
  Also  See->  smooth  over#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  polish,  smooth,  smoothen,  shine 
  =>  beautify,  embellish,  prettify 
 
  Sense  3 
  smooth,  smooth  out 
  =>  rid,  free  disembarrass 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  smooth 
 
  smooth  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  smooth 
 
  Sense  1 
  smooth,  smoothen 
  =>  change  surface 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  polish,  smooth,  smoothen,  shine 
  =>  beautify,  embellish,  prettify 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  smooth,  smooth  out 
  =>  rid,  free  disembarrass 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  smooth 
  american  smooth  dogfish 
  smooth 
  smooth-haired  fox  terrier 
  smooth-leaved  elm 
  smooth  alder 
  smooth  aster 
  smooth  bark  kauri 
  smooth  crabgrass 
  smooth  darling  pea 
  smooth  dogfish 
  smooth  earthball 
  smooth  green  snake 
  smooth  hammerhead 
  smooth  lip  fern 
  smooth  muscle 
  smooth  muscle  cell 
  smooth  plane 
  smooth  softshell 
  smooth  sumac 
  smooth  winterberry  holly 
  smooth  woodsia 
  smoothbark 
  smoother 
  smoothhound 
  smoothhound  shark 
  smoothie 
  smoothing  iron 
  smoothing  plane 
  smoothness 
  smoothy 
 
  Overview  of  noun  smooth 
 
  The  noun  smooth  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  smooth  --  (the  act  of  smoothing;  "he  gave  is  hair  a  quick  smooth") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  smooth 
 
  The  verb  smooth  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  smooth,  smoothen  --  (make  smooth  or  smoother,  as  if  by  rubbing;  "smooth  the  surface  of  the  wood") 
  2.  (1)  polish,  smooth,  smoothen,  shine  --  ((of  surfaces)  make  shine;  "shine  the  silver,  please";  "polish  my  shoes") 
  3.  smooth,  smooth  out  --  (free  from  obstructions;  "smooth  the  way  towards  peace  negociations") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  smooth 
 
  The  adj  smooth  has  8  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  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") 
  2.  (3)  politic,  smooth,  suave  --  (smoothly  agreeable  and  courteous  with  a  degree  of  sophistication;  "he  was  too  politic  to  quarrel  with  so  important  a  personage";  "the  hostess  averted  a  confrontation  between  two  guests  with  a  diplomatic  change  of  subject";  "the  manager  pacified  the  customer  with  a  smooth  apology  for  the  error";  "affable,  suave,  moderate  men...smugly  convinced  of  their  respectability"  -  Ezra  Pound) 
  3.  (1)  smooth  --  ((botany)  of  the  margin  of  a  leaf  shape;  not  broken  up  into  teeth) 
  4.  (1)  unwrinkled,  smooth  --  (not  marked  with  wrinkles;  "unwrinkled  cheeks") 
  5.  (1)  flowing,  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";  "liquid  prose") 
  6.  legato,  smooth  --  ((music)  without  breaks  between  notes;  smooth  and  connected;  "a  legato  passage") 
  7.  uncrannied,  smooth  --  (without  chinks  or  crannies) 
  8.  smooth  --  (lacking  obstructions  or  difficulties;  "the  bill's  path  through  the  legislature  was  smooth  and  orderly") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  smooth 
 
  8  senses  of  smooth 
 
  Sense  1 
  smooth  (vs.  rough) 
 
  rough  (vs.  smooth),  unsmooth 
  =>  abrasive,  scratchy 
  =>  alligatored,  cracked 
  =>  barky 
  =>  broken,  rugged 
  =>  bullate 
  =>  bumpy,  jarring,  jolting,  jolty 
  =>  chapped,  cracked,  roughened 
  =>  corded,  pique,  twill,  twilled 
  =>  corduroy(postnominal),  log(postnominal) 
  =>  costate,  ribbed 
  =>  cragged,  craggy,  hilly,  mountainous 
  =>  crushed 
  =>  homespun(prenominal),  nubby,  nubbly,  slubbed,  tweedy 
  =>  lepidote,  leprose,  scabrous,  scaly,  scurfy 
  =>  squamulose 
  =>  lined,  seamed 
  =>  pocked,  pockmarked,  potholed 
  =>  puckered 
  =>  rocky,  bouldery,  bouldered,  stony 
  =>  roughish 
  =>  rugose 
  =>  scabby 
  =>  textured,  rough-textured 
  =>  verrucose,  warty,  wartlike 
  =>  imbricate,  imbricated 
  =>  sandpapery 
  =>  shagged,  shaggy 
 
  Sense  2 
  politic,  smooth,  suave 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  diplomatic)  ->  undiplomatic 
 
  Sense  3 
  smooth  (vs.  rough) 
 
  rough  (vs.  smooth) 
  =>  angulate 
  =>  bidentate 
  =>  biserrate 
  =>  ciliate,  ciliated 
  =>  crenate,  crenated,  scalloped 
  =>  crenulate,  crenulated 
  =>  crispate 
  =>  dentate 
  =>  denticulate 
  =>  emarginate 
  =>  erose,  jagged,  jaggy,  notched,  toothed 
  =>  fimbriate 
  =>  fringed,  laciniate 
  =>  lacerate 
  =>  pectinate 
  =>  runcinate 
  =>  serrate,  serrated,  saw-toothed,  toothed,  notched 
  =>  serrulate 
  =>  rimose 
  =>  spinose 
 
  Sense  4 
  unwrinkled,  smooth 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unfurrowed)  ->  furrowed 
 
  Sense  5 
  flowing,  fluent,  fluid,  liquid,  smooth 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  graceful)  ->  awkward 
 
  Sense  6 
  legato  (vs.  staccato),  smooth 
 
 
  Sense  7 
  uncrannied  (vs.  crannied),  smooth 
 
 
  Sense  8 
  smooth 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  easy)  ->  difficult,  hard 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  smooth 
 
  8  senses  of  smooth 
 
  Sense  1 
  smooth  (vs.  rough) 
  =>  creaseless,  uncreased 
  =>  fast 
  =>  glassy 
  =>  glossy,  satin(postnominal),  satiny,  sleek,  silken,  silky,  silklike,  slick 
  =>  seamless,  unlined,  unseamed 
  =>  velvet,  velvety 
  =>  waxlike,  waxy,  ceraceous 
  =>  marmoreal,  marmorean 
  Also  See->  even#3;  fine#4;  ironed#1;  slippery#1,  slippy#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  politic,  smooth,  suave 
  =>  diplomatic  (vs.  undiplomatic),  diplomatical 
 
  Sense  3 
  smooth  (vs.  rough) 
  =>  entire 
  =>  repand 
  =>  sinuate 
  =>  undulate 
  =>  unnotched,  untoothed 
  Also  See->  simple#6,  unsubdivided#1;  compound#1 
 
  Sense  4 
  unwrinkled,  smooth 
  =>  unfurrowed  (vs.  furrowed) 
 
  Sense  5 
  flowing,  fluent,  fluid,  liquid,  smooth 
  =>  graceful  (vs.  awkward) 
 
  Sense  6 
  legato  (vs.  staccato),  smooth 
 
  Sense  7 
  uncrannied  (vs.  crannied),  smooth 
 
  Sense  8 
  smooth 
  =>  easy  (vs.  difficult) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  smooth 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  smooth 
 
  smooth  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  8) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  smooth 
  smooth 
  smooth-faced 
  smooth-shaven 
  smooth-spoken 
  smooth-tongued 
  smoothbore 
  smoothed 
  smoothened 
  unsmooth 
 
  Overview  of  noun  smooth 
 
  The  noun  smooth  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  smooth  --  (the  act  of  smoothing;  "he  gave  is  hair  a  quick  smooth") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  smooth 
 
  The  verb  smooth  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  smooth,  smoothen  --  (make  smooth  or  smoother,  as  if  by  rubbing;  "smooth  the  surface  of  the  wood") 
  2.  (1)  polish,  smooth,  smoothen,  shine  --  ((of  surfaces)  make  shine;  "shine  the  silver,  please";  "polish  my  shoes") 
  3.  smooth,  smooth  out  --  (free  from  obstructions;  "smooth  the  way  towards  peace  negociations") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  smooth 
 
  The  adj  smooth  has  8  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  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") 
  2.  (3)  politic,  smooth,  suave  --  (smoothly  agreeable  and  courteous  with  a  degree  of  sophistication;  "he  was  too  politic  to  quarrel  with  so  important  a  personage";  "the  hostess  averted  a  confrontation  between  two  guests  with  a  diplomatic  change  of  subject";  "the  manager  pacified  the  customer  with  a  smooth  apology  for  the  error";  "affable,  suave,  moderate  men...smugly  convinced  of  their  respectability"  -  Ezra  Pound) 
  3.  (1)  smooth  --  ((botany)  of  the  margin  of  a  leaf  shape;  not  broken  up  into  teeth) 
  4.  (1)  unwrinkled,  smooth  --  (not  marked  with  wrinkles;  "unwrinkled  cheeks") 
  5.  (1)  flowing,  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";  "liquid  prose") 
  6.  legato,  smooth  --  ((music)  without  breaks  between  notes;  smooth  and  connected;  "a  legato  passage") 
  7.  uncrannied,  smooth  --  (without  chinks  or  crannies) 
  8.  smooth  --  (lacking  obstructions  or  difficulties;  "the  bill's  path  through  the  legislature  was  smooth  and  orderly") 

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