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Verb
S:
(v)
slick
,
sleek
(make slick or smooth)
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
W:
(n)
slick
[Related to:
slick
] (a slippery smoothness)
"he could feel the slickness of the tiller"
sentence frame
Adjective
S:
(adj)
sleek
(well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed)
"sleek figures in expensive clothes"
S:
(adj)
streamlined
,
aerodynamic
,
flowing
,
sleek
(designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow)
"a streamlined convertible"
S:
(adj)
satiny
,
sleek
,
silken
,
silky
,
silklike
,
slick
(having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light)
"glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters"