smooth

adj. level, even, not rough, flat; free from obstacles, unhindered; calm, serene, tranquil; polished, suave; free from lumps, having an even texture; mellow; glib, ingratiating

v. make smooth, make even, remove irregularities or roughness; remove difficulties; soothe, calm; refine; become smooth

n. act of smoothing; part or place that is free from irregularities and roughness

Smooth could mean many things, including: Smooth (magazine)Draught beer served with nitrogen.Smooth function, a function that is infinitely differentiable, used in calculus and topology.Smooth number, a number whose prime factors are all less than a certain value, used in applications of number theory.Juanita Stokes, (aka "Smooth" or "The Female Mack")a rapper/singer infamous for her hit 'Mind blowin', recording at the age of fourteen. The song includes references to fellatio.Smooth jazz, a subset of jazz music.Smooth, a hit song by Santana featuring Rob Thomas.Smooth FM, a brand of radio stations in EnglandSmooth FM 100.4, one of them in North West England.Smooth manifoldSmoothing, a statistical technique for handling dataSmooth criminal, a famous worldwide song by Michael Jackson
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Noun
1. the act of smoothing; "he gave his hair a quick smooth"
(hypernym) accomplishment, achievement
(derivation) smoothen
Verb
1. make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood"
(synonym) smoothen
(antonym) roughen
(hypernym) change surface
(hyponym) strip
(entail) rub
(see-also) gloss over, skate over, smooth over, slur over, skimp over
2. (of surfaces) make shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"
(synonym) polish, smoothen, shine
(hypernym) beautify, embellish, prettify
(hyponym) Simonize, Simonise
(entail) rub
3. free from obstructions; "smooth the way towards peace negociations"
(synonym) smooth out
(hypernym) rid, free, disembarrass
Adjective
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"
(antonym) rough, unsmooth
(similar) creaseless, uncreased
(see-also) even
2. smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the hostess averted a confrontation between two guests with a diplomatic change of subject"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"; "affable, suave, moderate men...smugly convinced of their respectability" - Ezra Pound
(synonym) politic, suave
(similar) diplomatic, diplomatical
3. of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth
(antonym) rough
(similar) entire
(see-also) simple, unsubdivided
(classification) botany, phytology
4. not marked with wrinkles; "unwrinkled cheeks"
(synonym) unwrinkled
(similar) unfurrowed
5. smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"; "liquid prose"
(synonym) flowing, fluent, fluid, liquid
(similar) graceful
6. without breaks between notes; smooth and connected; "a legato passage"
(synonym) legato
(classification) music
7. without chinks or crannies
(synonym) uncrannied
8. lacking obstructions or difficulties; "the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly"
(similar) easy

(v. i.)
To flatter; to use blandishment.
  

(superl.)
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.
  

(superl.)
Gently flowing; moving equably; not ruffled or obstructed; as, a smooth stream.
  

(superl.)
Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; voluble; even; fluent.
  

(superl.)
Evenly spread or arranged; sleek; as, smooth hair.
  

(superl.)
Causing no resistance to a body sliding along its surface; frictionless.
  

(superl.)
Bland; mild; smoothing; fattering.
  

(n.)
The act of making smooth; a stroke which smooths.
  

(n.)
That which is smooth; the smooth part of anything.
  

(adv.)
Smoothly.
  

(a.)
To palliate; to gloze; as, to smooth over a fault.
  

(a.)
To make smooth; to make even on the surface by any means; as, to smooth a board with a plane; to smooth cloth with an iron.
  

(a.)
To give a smooth or calm appearance to.
  

(a.)
To free from obstruction; to make easy.
  

(a.)
To free from harshness; to make flowing.
  

(a.)
To ease; to regulate.
  

shi4 ru2 po4 zhu2
Like splitting bamboo.
Referring to a job or a war that is going smoothly. Compare with 如烹小鲜 (ru2 peng1 xiao3 xian1).

wai4 mian4 er guang1
Shining on the outside.
Deceptively smooth appearance.