SLICK
(noun, adj.sat, verb, adj.)Definitions
How to pronounce slick:
Slick - as a noun
A slippery smoothness
Example: "He could feel the slickness of the tiller"
A film of oil or garbage floating on top of water
A trowel used to make a surface slick
Slick - as an adjective satellite
Made slick by e.g. ice or grease
Example: "Sidewalks slick with ice"
Superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject
Example: "Too facile a solution for so complex a problem"
Having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk
Example: "Satiny gardenia petals"
Slick - as a verb
Give a smooth and glossy appearance
Example: "Slick one's hair"
Slick - as an adjective
Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.
Example: "His large round head was shaved slick."
Appearing expensive or sophisticated.
Example: "They read all kinds of slick magazines."
Superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy.
Example: "That new sales rep is slick. be sure to read the fine print before you buy anything."
(often used sarcastically) clever, making an apparently hard task easy.
Example: "Our new process for extracting needles from haystacks is extremely slick."
Extraordinarily great or special.
Example: "That is one slick bicycle: it has all sorts of features!"
Sleek; smooth
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Word Game Points
SLICK has a SCRABBLE points total of 11.
SLICK has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 13.
SLICK has a WORDFEUD points total of 12.