noun
- A power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor.
- synonyms: drum sander, electric sander, sander
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"
- synonyms: smooth
- 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"
- Of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth.
- synonyms: smooth
- Smooth and unconstrained in movement.
- usage: "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"
- Music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected. (
- usage: "a legato passage"
- Of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence.
- usage: "a smooth ride"
- synonyms: smooth
- Lacking obstructions or difficulties.
- usage: "the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly"
- synonyms: smooth
- 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"
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