what does slick mean?
SLICK as NOUN
- Meaning
- a trowel used to make a surface slick
Hypernyms(s) slick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water
Hypernyms(s) slick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- he could feel the slickness of the tiller
Hypernyms(s) slick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a magazine printed on good quality paper
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Hypernyms(s) slick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
SLICK as VERB
- Meaning
- give a smooth and glossy appearance
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Hypernyms(s) slick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) slick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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SLICK as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- marked by skill in deception
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- cunning men often pass for wise
- deep political machinations
- a foxy scheme
- a slick evasive answer
- sly as a fox
- tricky Dik
- a wily old attorney
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- Meaning
- having only superficial plausibility
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- glib promises
- a slick commercial
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- made slick by e.g. ice or grease
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- sidewalks slick with ice
- roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn”t had time to wash away the oil
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- having a smooth, gleaming surface
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- glossy auburn hair
- satiny gardenia petals
- sleek black fur
- silken eyelashes
- silky skin
- a silklike fabric
- slick seals and otters
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