smooth : Idioms & Phrases

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american smooth dogfish

  • noun found along the Atlantic coast of the Americas
    Mustelus canis.
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Dead smooth

  • the finest cut made; said of files.
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smooth alder

  • noun common shrub of the eastern United States with smooth bark
    Alnus serrulata; hazel alder.
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smooth aster

  • noun a variety of aster
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smooth bark kauri

  • noun Australian timber tree resembling the kauri but having wood much lighter in weight and softer
    Agathis robusta; queensland kauri; dundathu pine.
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smooth crabgrass

  • noun a weed
    Digitaria ischaemum.
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smooth darling pea

  • noun erect or trailing perennial of eastern Australia having axillary racemes of blue to purple or red flowers
    Swainsona galegifolia.
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smooth dogfish

  • noun small bottom-dwelling shark found along both Atlantic coasts
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smooth earthball

  • noun an earthball with a peridium that is firm dry and smooth when young but developing cracks when mature; pale orange-yellow when young and reddish brown at maturity
    Scleroderma bovista.
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smooth green snake

  • noun of western and central United States
    Opheodrys vernalis.
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smooth hammerhead

  • noun fished for the hides and vitamin-rich liver
    Sphyrna zygaena.
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smooth lip fern

  • noun southeastern United States to northern Mexico and Jamaica
    Alabama lip fern; Cheilanthes alabamensis.
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smooth muscle

  • noun a muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart)
    involuntary muscle.
  • noun muscle tissue that does not appear striated under the microscope; has the form of thin layers or sheets
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smooth muscle cell

  • noun cells of the smooth muscles
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smooth out

  • verb free from obstructions
    smooth.
    • smooth the way towards peace negotiations
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smooth over

  • verb treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly
    slur over; skimp over; gloss over; skate over.
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smooth plane

  • noun a small plane for finish work
    smooth plane.
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smooth softshell

  • noun river turtle of Mississippi basin; prefers running water
    Trionyx muticus.
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smooth sumac

  • noun common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries
    Rhus glabra; vinegar tree; scarlet sumac.
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smooth winterberry holly

  • noun a holly shrub
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smooth woodsia

  • noun rock-inhabiting fern of Arctic and subarctic Europe to eastern Asia
    Woodsia glabella.
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smooth-bodied

  • adjective satellite having a smooth body
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smooth-chinned

Smooth"-chinned` adjective
Definitions
  1. Having a smooth chin; beardless. Drayton.
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smooth-faced

  • adjective satellite lacking hair on the face
    beardless.
    • a smooth-faced boy of 14 years
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smooth-haired

  • adjective satellite having hair that feels smooth
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smooth-haired fox terrier

  • noun a fox terrier with smooth hair
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smooth-leaved elm

  • noun European elm with lustrous smooth leaves used as an ornamental
    European field elm; Ulmus carpinifolia.
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smooth-shaven

  • adjective satellite closely shaved recently
    clean-shaven; well-shaven.
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smooth-shelled

  • adjective satellite having a smooth shell
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smooth-skinned

  • adjective satellite having smooth skin
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smooth-spoken

  • adjective satellite expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
    silver-tongued; facile; eloquent; fluent; silver.
    • able to dazzle with his facile tongue
    • silver speech
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Smooth"-spo`ken adjective
Definitions
  1. Speaking smoothly; plausible; flattering; smooth-tongued.
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smooth-textured

  • adjective satellite having a smooth, fine-grained structure
    fine-textured.
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smooth-tongued

  • adjective satellite artfully persuasive in speech
    glib; glib-tongued.
    • a glib tongue
    • a smooth-tongued hypocrite
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Smooth"-tongued` adjective
Definitions
  1. Having a smooth tongue; plausible; flattering.
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smoothing iron

  • noun home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth
    iron.
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smoothing plane

  • noun a small plane for finish work
    smooth plane.
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