What is the meaning of smooth?

noun

• The act of smoothing.
  • usage: "he gave his hair a quick smooth"

verb

• Make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing.
  • usage: "smooth the surface of the wood"
  • synonyms: smoothen
• Make (a surface) shine.
  • usage: "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"
  • synonyms: polish, smoothen, shine
• Free from obstructions.
  • usage: "smooth the way towards peace negotiations"
  • synonyms: smooth out

adjective

• Having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities.
  • usage: "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror"
• Smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication.
  • usage: "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"
  • synonyms: politic, suave, bland
• Of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth.
• Smooth and unconstrained in movement.
  • usage: "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"
  • synonyms: fluent, fluid, liquid
• Music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected. (
  • usage: "a legato passage"
  • synonyms: legato
• Of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence.
  • usage: "a smooth ride"
• Lacking obstructions or difficulties.
  • usage: "the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly"
• Of a body of water. ( free from disturbance by heavy waves)
  • usage: "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water"
  • synonyms: placid, quiet, still, tranquil, unruffled