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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. a slippery smoothness;
- Example: "he could feel the slickness of the tiller"
[syn: slickness, slick, slipperiness, slip]

2. a magazine printed on good quality paper;
[syn: slick, slick magazine, glossy]

3. a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water;

4. a trowel used to make a surface slick;


VERB (2)

1. make slick or smooth;
[syn: slick, sleek]

2. give a smooth and glossy appearance;
- Example: "slick one's hair"
[syn: slick, slick down, sleek down]


ADJECTIVE (4)

1. made slick by e.g. ice or grease;
- Example: "sidewalks slick with ice"
- Example: "roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn't had time to wash away the oil"

2. having only superficial plausibility;
- Example: "glib promises"
- Example: "a slick commercial"
[syn: glib, pat, slick]

3. having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light;
- Example: "glossy auburn hair"
- Example: "satiny gardenia petals"
- Example: "sleek black fur"
- Example: "silken eyelashes"
- Example: "silky skin"
- Example: "a silklike fabric"
- Example: "slick seals and otters"
[syn: satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slick]

4. marked by skill in deception;
- Example: "cunning men often pass for wise"
- Example: "deep political machinations"
- Example: "a foxy scheme"
- Example: "a slick evasive answer"
- Example: "sly as a fox"
- Example: "tricky Dick"
- Example: "a wily old attorney"
[syn: crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Schlich \Schlich\, n. [G.; akin to LG. slick mud, D. slijk, MHG.
   sl[imac]ch.] (Metal.)
   The finer portion of a crushed ore, as of gold, lead, or tin,
   separated by the water in certain wet processes. [Written
   also slich, slick.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Slich \Slich\, Slick \Slick\, n. (Metal.)
   See Schlich.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Slick \Slick\, a. [See Sleek.]
   Sleek; smooth. "Both slick and dainty." --Chapman.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Slick \Slick\, v. t.
   To make sleek or smoth. "Slicked all with sweet oil."
   --Chapman.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Slick \Slick\, n. (Joinery)
   A wide paring chisel.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Slick \Slick\, n.
   A slick, or smooth and slippery, surface or place; a sleek.

         The action of oil upon the water is upon the crest of
         the wave; the oil forming a slick upon the surface
         breaks the crest.                        --The Century.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

slick
    adj 1: 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"
    2: having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a
       slick commercial" [syn: glib, pat, slick]
    3: 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" [syn: satiny, sleek, silken, silky,
       silklike, slick]
    4: 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" [syn: crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy,
       guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky,
       wily]
    n 1: a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the
         tiller" [syn: slickness, slick, slipperiness, slip]
    2: a magazine printed on good quality paper [syn: slick,
       slick magazine, glossy]
    3: a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water
    4: a trowel used to make a surface slick
    v 1: make slick or smooth [syn: slick, sleek]
    2: give a smooth and glossy appearance; "slick one's hair" [syn:
       slick, slick down, sleek down]