SLICK
Scrabble letter values: S1L1I1C3K5 = 11
Definition
- verb make slick or smooth. — synonyms: sleek
- verb give a smooth and glossy appearance. — synonyms: slick_down, sleek_down
- noun a slippery smoothness. — synonyms: slickness, slipperiness, slip
- noun a magazine printed on good quality paper. — synonyms: slick_magazine, glossy
- noun a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water.
- noun a trowel used to make a surface slick.
- adjective made slick by e.g. ice or grease.
- adjective superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject. — synonyms: facile, neat
- adjective having only superficial plausibility. — synonyms: glib, pat
- adjective having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light. — synonyms: satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike
- adjective marked by skill in deception. — synonyms: crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, sly, tricksy
Examples
- “slick one's hair”
- “he could feel the slickness of the tiller”
- “sidewalks slick with ice”