Crossword clues for smoother
smoother
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Smooth \Smooth\ (sm[=oo][th]), a. [Compar. Smoother (sm[=oo][th]"[~e]r); superl. Smoothest.] [OE. smothe, smethe, AS. sm[=e][eth]e, sm[oe][eth]e, where [=e], [oe], come from an older [=o]; cf. LG. sm["o]de, sm["o]e, sm["o]dig; of uncertain origin.]
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Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points can be perceived by the touch; not rough; as, smooth glass; smooth porcelain.
--Chaucer.The outlines must be smooth, imperceptible to the touch, and even, without eminence or cavities.
--Dryden. Evenly spread or arranged; sleek; as, smooth hair.
Gently flowing; moving equably; not ruffled or obstructed; as, a smooth stream.
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Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; voluble; even; fluent.
The only smooth poet of those times.
--Milton.Waller was smooth; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full-resounding line.
--Pope.When sage Minerva rose, From her sweet lips smooth elocution flows.
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Bland; mild; smoothing; fattering.
This smooth discourse and mild behavior oft Conceal a traitor.
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(Mech. & Physics) Causing no resistance to a body sliding along its surface; frictionless.
Note: Smooth is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, smooth-bodied, smooth-browed, smooth-combed, smooth-faced, smooth-finished, smooth-gliding, smooth-grained, smooth-leaved, smooth-sliding, smooth-speaking, smooth-woven, and the like.
Syn: Even; plain; level; flat; polished; glossy; sleek; soft; bland; mild; soothing; voluble; flattering; adulatory; deceptive.
Smoother \Smooth"er\, n. One who, or that which, smooths.
Wiktionary
a. (en-comparative of: smooth) n. One who, or that which, smooths.
WordNet
n. a power tool used for sanding wood; a loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor [syn: drum sander, electric sander, sander]
Wikipedia
Smoother was a Canadian rock band from Hamilton, Ontario, headed by lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Andrew Franey. Their original name was Sponge, which they changed after the American band with the same name began to achieve success in North America.
Smoother had several releases on independent labels before their first major label release with 2001's Chasing the Dragon ( EMI Canada). The album was well received critically but failed to meet the sales expectations of EMI. The single "East Side" received extensive radio play in Canada, and was featured in the motion picture Men With Brooms. The band was nominated for Best New Group at the 2002 Juno Awards.
Smoother may refer to:
- Kernel smoother, a statistical technique
- Smoother (band), a Canadian rock band
Usage examples of "smoother".
On the metalled road the rubbered tyres spun silently, and only the flying hoofs clattered and soon they had left the made road and turned on to the hard-beaten track that led to Billabong, where progress was even smoother.
Beltsville, Maryland, shows that a fifth percent solution of sanguinarin produces approximately the same results as colchicine, with perhaps a smoother result as to effects on leaves of the plants tested.
I found the way smoother than I had expected, and I did what she asked me.
Similar patches were seen on the right hand, and again on the back of the right hand was a wide space, prolonged upward in the form of a broad band on the posterior surface of the forearm to just below the olecranon, where the skin was a little smoother and thinner than the surrounding skin, and altogether bare of hairs.
Close to the neck of the bladder is a triangular space, on which the mucous membrane is smoother, and devoid of folds, or rugae, and which is far more sensitive and vascular than other portions of the mucous membrane lining this organ.
After all, they would all be aboard Outbound Flight for a long time yet, and even those who were upset at the way the children had been taken would eventually realize that more Jedi translated into a smoother and safer voyage.
A quarter of a mile below there was smoother water, and soon the canoes were ashore, and Perrot, Sainte-Helene, and others were running to the rescue.
The truth was that the Company had kept the road open with snowploughs to permit movement of pulpwood in motor-trucks to their big mill at River Harbour, and our narrow passage through the timber was paved with hard packed snow that gave smoother riding than many a town street.
Besides the letter forms, his innovations included an improved printing press, smoother paper, and better inks, all of which made Baskerville decidedly uncompetitive as a businessman.
Inside, the finish was even brighter, smoother, though at the bottom he saw evidence of what looked to be a very old staining, like undrunk wine left to dry in a glass.
His accent was unpolished, but his voice was smoother than Caudell would have guessed.
A view of assembly lines, staffed almost entirely by bots, the blossoms on their heads making long rows of colorful blossoms, interrupted occasionally by the smoother heads of humans.
Normally, I would have been delighted to handle the radios or whatever might be needed to make things run smoother.
IN S I L EN C E 167 Eight BENNY AND RUTHIE Smoother than cream were the speeches of his mouth .
The blue pallor of the drakes was more evident now, as was the fact that their armor was smoother, less scaled than their landbound cousins.