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# smooth

«smooth» in Mova's school dictionary: **flat and even, with no rough parts, bumps or holes** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (smooth, smoother, smoothest); verb (smooth, smooths, smoothed, smoothing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Smooth means flat and even, with no rough parts, bumps or holes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smooth/#m1)

2) Smooth means moving without sudden jolts, like a smooth ride. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smooth/#m2)

3) A smooth liquid or mixture has no lumps. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smooth/#m3)

4) To smooth something means to make it flat or even with your hand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smooth/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In science, smooth surfaces like glass and ice have less friction than rough ones like sandpaper, so things slide further on them; materials can be sorted into rough and smooth. In everyday life, stones in a river become smooth because water wears them down; in cooking, «stir until smooth» means no lumps. In art, «smooth» lines and blending. In safety, smooth wet floors are slippery. In stories, a «smooth» talker can be charming but tricky.

### examples

- The glass felt cold and smooth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smooth/#x1)
- Stones in the river are smooth and round. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smooth/#x2)
- Stir the batter until it's smooth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smooth/#x3)
- The toy car went furthest on the smooth floor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smooth/#x4)
- It was a smooth flight with no bumps. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smooth/#x5)
- She smoothed the creases out of her dress. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smooth/#x6)
- Smooth surfaces have less friction than rough ones. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smooth/#x7)
- The sea was as smooth as glass. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smooth/#x8)

### note

The «th» is like in «this»: «smoothe» is not a correct spelling for the adjective (the verb is usually also «smooth»). Opposite «rough» or «bumpy». A smoothie is a thick blended fruit drink. In science experiments, «smooth» means less friction.

### In the corpora

- [Photos online are often smoothed with filters; real skin has lines and spots, and nobody looks like a filter.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/53-breakfast-and-chat-shows-celebrity-gossip-on-the-sofa/19/)
- [Smooth cartilage and a slippery fluid let the ends of bones glide in a joint.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/64-cells-bones-and-muscles/14/)
- [Hard deer hooves grip soil and snow but slip on smooth ice, so real deer avoid frozen ponds where they can.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/143-bambi-real-deer-rabbits-skunks-and-owls/16/)
- [And ice cream feels smooth because it is stirred while freezing, keeping its ice crystals tiny.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/22-milk-cheese-and-yoghurt/7/)
- [Socks on smooth wooden stairs can slip; shoes or bare feet grip better.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/1-stairs/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «smooth» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smooth/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.