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smooth
What does smooth mean?
smooth (adjective): having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce smooth?
/smuð/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does smooth come from?
From Middle English smothe, smethe, from Old English smēþe, smōþ, both from Proto-West Germanic *smanþī, of unknown origin.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to smooth
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “smooth” mean?
fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing
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having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
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having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
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broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something
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