crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
(adjective) marked by skill in deception; “cunning men often pass for wise”; “deep political machinations”; “a foxy scheme”; “a slick evasive answer”; “sly as a fox”; “tricky Dick”; “a wily old attorney”
satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slick
(adjective) 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”
glib, pat, slick
(adjective) having only superficial plausibility; “glib promises”; “a slick commercial”
facile, neat, slick
(adjective) superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject; “too facile a solution for so complex a problem”; “it was a neat plan, but bound to fail”; “a slick advertising campaign”
slick
(adjective) made slick by e.g. ice or grease; “sidewalks slick with ice”; “roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn’t had time to wash away the oil”
slick
(noun) a trowel used to make a surface slick
slick
(noun) a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water
slickness, slick, slipperiness, slip
(noun) a slippery smoothness; “he could feel the slickness of the tiller”
slick, slick magazine, glossy
(noun) a magazine printed on good quality paper
slick, slick down, sleek down
(verb) give a smooth and glossy appearance; “slick one’s hair”
slick, sleek
(verb) make slick or smooth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
slick (comparative slicker, superlative slickest)
Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.
Appearing expensive or sophisticated.
Superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy.
(often used sarcastically) Clever, making an apparently hard task easy.
(US, West Coast slang) Extraordinarily great or special.
sleek; smooth
slick (plural slicks)
A covering of liquid, particularly oil.
Someone who is clever and untrustworthy.
A tool used to make something smooth or even.
(sports, automotive) A tire with a smooth surface instead of a tread pattern, often used in auto racing.
Synonyms: slick tire, slick tyre
(US, military slang) A helicopter.
(printing) A camera-ready image to be used by a printer. The "slick" is photographed to produce a negative image which is then used to burn a positive offset plate or other printing device.
A wide paring chisel used in joinery.
slick (third-person singular simple present slicks, present participle slicking, simple past and past participle slicked)
To make slick.
slick
Alternative form of schlich
• Licks, licks
Slick
A term of address, generally applied to males, possibly including strangers, implying that the person addressed is slick in the sense of "sophisticated", but often used sarcastically.
• Licks, licks
Source: Wiktionary
Slich, Slick, n. (Metal.)
Definition: See Schlich.
Slick, a. Etym: [See Sleek.]
Definition: Sleek; smooth. "Both slick and dainty." Chapman.
Slick, v. t.
Definition: To make sleek or smoth. "Slicked all with sweet oil." Chapman.
Slick, n. (Joinery)
Definition: A wide paring chisel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
