noun
- A slippery smoothness.
- usage: "he could feel the slickness of the tiller"
- synonyms: slickness, slipperiness, slip
- A magazine printed on good quality paper.
- synonyms: slick magazine, glossy
- A film of oil or garbage floating on top of water.
- A trowel used to make a surface slick.
verb
- Make slick or smooth.
- synonyms: sleek
- Give a smooth and glossy appearance.
- usage: "slick one's hair"
- synonyms: slick down, sleek down
adjective
- Made slick by e. G. Ice or grease.
- usage: "sidewalks slick with ice"; "roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn't had time to wash away the oil"
- Having only superficial plausibility.
- usage: "glib promises"; "a slick commercial"
- Having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light.
- usage: "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters"
- Marked by skill in deception.
- usage: "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"
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