Dictionary definition · smooth
noun
- the act of smoothing"he gave his hair a quick smooth"
verb
- make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing"smooth the surface of the wood"
- make (a surface) shine"shine the silver, please"
- free from obstructions"smooth the way towards peace negotiations"
adjective
- having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities"smooth skin"
- smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication"he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"
- of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth
- smooth and unconstrained in movement"a long, smooth stride"
- (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected"a legato passage"
- of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence"a smooth ride"
- lacking obstructions or difficulties"the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly"
- (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves"a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).