English adjective: slick | |||
1. | slick made slick by e.g. ice or grease | ||
Samples | Sidewalks slick with ice. Roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn't had time to wash away the oil. | ||
Similar | slippery, slippy | ||
Antonyms | nonslippery | ||
2. | slick having only superficial plausibility | ||
Samples | Glib promises. A slick commercial. | ||
Synonyms | glib, pat | ||
Similar | plausible | ||
Antonyms | implausible | ||
3. | slick having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light | ||
Samples | Glossy auburn hair. Satiny gardenia petals. Sleek black fur. Silken eyelashes. Silky skin. A silklike fabric. Slick seals and otters. | ||
Synonyms | satiny, silken, silklike, silky, sleek | ||
Similar | bright | ||
Antonyms | dull | ||
4. | slick marked by skill in deception | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily | ||
Similar | artful | ||
Antonyms | artless | ||
English noun: slick | |||
1. | slick (attribute) a slippery smoothness | ||
Samples | He could feel the slickness of the tiller. | ||
Synonyms | slickness, slip, slipperiness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | smoothness | ||
2. | slick (communication) a magazine printed on good quality paper | ||
Synonyms | glossy, slick magazine | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mag, magazine | ||
3. | slick (artifact) a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water | ||
Broader (hypernym) | film | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | oil slick | ||
4. | slick (artifact) a trowel used to make a surface slick | ||
Broader (hypernym) | trowel | ||
English verb: slick | |||
1. | slick (contact) make slick or smooth | ||
Synonyms | sleek | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | polish, shine, smooth, smoothen | ||
2. | slick (body) give a smooth and glossy appearance | ||
Samples | Slick one's hair. | ||
Examples | They slick their hair | ||
Synonyms | sleek down, slick down | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | comb, comb out, disentangle | ||