English to English
adjective
- Sleek; smooth.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- a slippery smoothness
He could feel the slickness of the tiller.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a magazine printed on good quality paper
source: WordNet 3.0
- a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water
source: WordNet 3.0
- a trowel used to make a surface slick
source: WordNet 3.0
- A wide paring chisel.
source: Webster 1913
- A slick, or smooth and slippery, surface or place; a sleek.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- made slick by e.g. ice or grease
Sidewalks slick with ice.
Roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn't had time to wash away the oil.
source: WordNet 3.0
- having only superficial plausibility
Glib promises.
A slick commercial.
source: WordNet 3.0
- having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
Glossy auburn hair.
Satiny gardenia petals.
Sleek black fur.
Silken eyelashes.
Silky skin.
A silklike fabric.
Slick seals and otters.
source: WordNet 3.0
- marked by skill in deception
Cunning men often pass for wise.
Deep political machinations.
A foxy scheme.
A slick evasive answer.
Sly as a fox.
Tricky Dick.
A wily old attorney.
source: WordNet 3.0
verb
- make slick or smooth
source: WordNet 3.0
- give a smooth and glossy appearance
Slick one's hair.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To make sleek or smoth.
source: Webster 1913
