Smoothness
Nouns
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smoothness etc. adj.
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polish, gloss
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lubricity, lubrication. [smooth materials] down, velvet, velure, silk, satin
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velveteen, velour, velours, velumen
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glass, ice. slide
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bowling green etc. (level) Horizontality
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asphalt, wood pavement, flagstone, flags. [objects used to smooth other objects] roller, steam roller, lawn roller, rolling pin, rolling mill
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sand paper, emery paper, emery cloth, sander
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flat iron, sad iron
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burnisher, turpentine and beeswax
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polish, shoe polish. [art of cutting and polishing gemstones] lapidary. [person who polishes gemstones] lapidary, lapidarian.
Adjectives
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smooth
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polished etc. v.
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leiodermatous, slick, velutinous
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even
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level etc. Horizontality
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plane etc. (flat) Flatness
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sleek, glossy
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silken, silky
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lanate, downy, velvety
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glabrous, slippery, glassy, lubricous, oily, soft, unwrinkled
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smooth as glass, smooth as ice, smooth as monumental alabaster, smooth as velvet, smooth as oil
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slippery as an eel
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woolly etc. (feathery) Roughness.
Phrases
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smooth as silk
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slippery as coonshit on a pump handle
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slippery as a greased pig.