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Slick

See Schlich.

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Similar meaning 12

Artful 84% connected

Performed with, or characterized by, art or skill.

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Artful 84% connected

Performed with, or characterized by, art or skill.

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Bright 84% connected

See Brite, v. i.

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Bright 84% connected

See Brite, v. i.

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Plausible 84% connected

Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready.

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Plausible 84% connected

Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready.

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Slippery 84% connected

Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface; smooth; gli…

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Slippery 84% connected

Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface; smooth; gli…

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Slippy 84% connected

Slippery.

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Slippy 84% connected

Slippery.

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Superficial 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the superficies, or surface; lying on the surface; shallow; not deep; as, a superficial color; a superficial covering; superficia…

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Superficial 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the superficies, or surface; lying on the surface; shallow; not deep; as, a superficial color; a superficial covering; superficia…

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Broader term 10

Comb 76% connected

An instrument with teeth, for straightening, cleansing, and adjusting the hair, or for keeping it in place.

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Disentangle 76% connected

To free from entanglement; to release from a condition of being intricately and confusedly involved or interlaced; to reduce to orderly arrangement;…

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Film 76% connected

A thin skin; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity; hence, any thin, slight covering.

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Magazine 76% connected

A receptacle in which anything is stored, especially military stores, as ammunition, arms, provisions, etc.

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Polish 76% connected

Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants.

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Shine 76% connected

To emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady radiance; to exhibit brightness or splendor; as, the sun shines by day; the moon shines by…

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Smooth 76% connected

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.

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Smoothen 76% connected

To make smooth.

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Smoothness 76% connected

Quality or state of being smooth.

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Trowel 76% connected

A mason's tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them.

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Slickness 74% connected

The state or quality of being slick; smoothness; sleekness.

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Slickness 74% connected

The state or quality of being slick; smoothness; sleekness.

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Synonym 21

Crafty 92% connected

Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous.

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Cunning 92% connected

Knowing; skillful; dexterous.

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Facile 92% connected

Easy to be done or performed: not difficult; performable or attainable with little labor.

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Foxy 92% connected

Like or pertaining to the fox; foxlike in disposition or looks; wily.

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Glib 92% connected

Smooth; slippery; as, ice is glib.

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Glossy 92% connected

Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface.

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Guileful 92% connected

Full of guile; characterized by cunning, deceit, or treachery; guilty.

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Knavish 92% connected

Like or characteristic of a knave; given to knavery; trickish; fraudulent; dishonest; villainous; as, a knavish fellow, or a knavish trick.

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Neat 92% connected

Cattle of the genus Bos, as distinguished from horses, sheep, and goats; an animal of the genus Bos; as, a neat's tongue; a neat's foot.

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Pat 92% connected

To strike gently with the fingers or hand; to stroke lightly; to tap; as, to pat a dog.

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Satiny 92% connected

Like or composed of satin; glossy; as, to have a satiny appearance; a satiny texture.

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Silken 92% connected

Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; as, silken cloth; a silken veil.

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Silky 92% connected

Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; silken; silklike; as, a silky luster.

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Sleek 92% connected

Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as, sleek hair.

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Slickness 92% connected

The state or quality of being slick; smoothness; sleekness.

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Slip 92% connected

To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide.

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Slipperiness 92% connected

The quality of being slippery.

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Sly 92% connected

Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; -- in a good sense.

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Tricksy 92% connected

Exhibiting artfulness; trickish.

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Tricky 92% connected

Given to tricks; practicing deception; trickish; knavish.

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Wily 92% connected

Full of wiles, tricks, or stratagems; using craft or stratagem to accomplish a purpose; mischievously artful; subtle.

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