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1. A power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor
   - drum sander, electric sander, sander

1. Having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
   "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror"
    
2. Smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
   "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"
   - politic, suave, bland
    
3. Of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth
    
4. Smooth and unconstrained in movement
   "a long, smooth stride"
   - fluent, fluid, liquid
    
5. (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
   - legato
    
6. Of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence
   "a smooth ride"
    
7. Lacking obstructions or difficulties
   "the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly"
    
8. (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
   "a smooth channel crossing"
   - placid, quiet, still, tranquil, unruffled

Derived forms: smoothers

See also: aerodynamic, calm, compound, creaseless, diplomatic, diplomatical, easy, entire, even, even-textured, fast, fine, fine-textured, flowing, glassy, graceful, ironed, repand, seamless, simple, sinuate, sleek, slippery, slippy, smooth, smoothly, smoothness, smooth-textured, streamlined, uncreased, undulate, unlined, unnotched, unseamed, unsubdivided, untoothed, velvet, velvet-textured, velvety

Type of: power tool

Antonym: rough

Encyclopedia: Smooth