SLICK

/slɪk/ ► audio Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 13

Definition

  1. verb make slick or smooth. — synonyms: sleek
  2. verb give a smooth and glossy appearance. — synonyms: slick_down, sleek_down
  3. noun a slippery smoothness. — synonyms: slickness, slipperiness, slip
  4. noun a magazine printed on good quality paper. — synonyms: slick_magazine, glossy
  5. noun a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water.
  6. noun a trowel used to make a surface slick.
  7. adjective made slick by e.g. ice or grease.
  8. adjective superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject. — synonyms: facile, neat
  9. adjective having only superficial plausibility. — synonyms: glib, pat
  10. adjective having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light. — synonyms: satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike
  11. adjective marked by skill in deception. — synonyms: crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, sly, tricksy

Examples

  • “Careful in turn three — there's an oil slick on the road.”
  • “You'll go much faster if you put on slicks.”
  • “The project was delayed because the slick had not been delivered to the printer.”

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