smooth
noun
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Something that is smooth, or that goes smoothly and easily.
- 2
A smoothing action.
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A domestic animal having a smooth coat.
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A member of an anti-hippie fashion movement in 1970s Britain.
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The analysis obtained through a smoothing procedure.
verb
- 1
To make smooth or even.
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To make straightforward or easy.
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To calm or palliate.
“to smooth a person's temper”
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(image processing, digital audio) To capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise.
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To stroke; especially to stroke an animal's fur.
“Can I smooth your cat?”
adjective
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Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
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Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents.
“We hope for a smooth transition to the new system.”
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Bland; glib.
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Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; fluent.
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(of a person) Suave; sophisticated.
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(of an action) Natural; unconstrained.
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(of a motion) Unbroken.
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(chiefly of water) Placid, calm.
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(of an edge) Lacking projections or indentations; not serrated.
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(of food or drink) Not grainy; having an even texture.
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(of a beverage) Having a pleasantly rounded flavor; neither rough nor astringent.
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(of a function) Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain.
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(of a number) That factors completely into small prime numbers.
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(of a vowel) Lacking marked aspiration.
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(of muscles) Involuntary and non-striated.
adverb
- 1
Smoothly.
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