Sleek

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Smooth and lustrous as if polished; glossy: brushed her hair until it was sleek.
  • adj. Well-groomed and neatly tailored.
  • adj. Healthy or well-fed; thriving.
  • adj. Polished or smooth in manner, especially in an unctuous way; slick.
  • v. To make sleek; slick: sleeked his hair with pomade.
  • v. To gloss over; conceal.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as, sleek hair.
  • adj. Not rough or harsh.
  • ad. With ease and dexterity.
  • v. To make smooth or glossy; to polish or cause to be attractive.
  • n. That which makes smooth; varnish.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy.
  • adj. Not rough or harsh.
  • ad. With ease and dexterity.
  • n. That which makes smooth; varnish.
  • n. A slick.
  • v. To make even and smooth; to render smooth, soft, and glossy; to smooth over.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Smooth; glossy; soft: as, sleek hair; a sleek skin.
  • Oily; plausible; insinuating; flattering: as, a sleek rogue; a sleek tongue.
  • Dexterous; skilful; neat in execution or action: as, a sleek or slick bowler.
  • n. A smooth, shining place or spot.
  • To make smooth and glossy on the surface: as, to sleek or slick the hair.
  • Technically— In currying and leather-dressing, to smooth the surface of (leather) by rubbing with an implement called a slicker.
  • In hat-making, to attach (fur) to felt by hand-work.
  • To smooth; remove roughness from.
  • Figuratively, to calm; soothe.
  • To move in a smooth manner; glide; sweep. Compare slike.
  • In a sleek or slick manner; with ease and dexterity; neatly; skilfully.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
  • adj. well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed
  • adj. designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow
  • v. make slick or smooth
  • Equivalent
    bright    groomed    smooth   
    Verb Form
    sleeked    sleeking    sleeks   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    smooth    shine    smoothen    polish   
    Form
    sleeked    sleeking   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    smooth    varnish    slick    plump   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Cheek    Creek    Dominique    Greek    Martinique    Monique    Mozambique    Sikh    Tariq    Zeke   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    shiny    slim    smooth    lean    gray    silky    neat    lithe    plump    blond