smoothes

/S M UW1 DH Z/
adjective
  1. 1

    Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.

  2. 2

    Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents.

  3. 3

    Bland; glib.

  4. 4

    Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; fluent.

  5. 5

    Suave; sophisticated.

  6. 6

    (of an action) Natural; unconstrained.

  7. 7

    (of a motion) Unbroken.

  8. 8

    (chiefly of water) Placid, calm.

  9. 9

    (of an edge) Lacking projections or indentations; not serrated.

  10. 10

    (of food or drink) Not grainy; having an even texture.

  11. 11

    (of a beverage) Having a pleasantly rounded flavor; neither rough nor astringent.

  12. 12

    (mathematics, of a function) Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the functionโ€™s domain.

  13. 13

    (mathematics, of a number) That factors completely into small prime numbers.

  14. 14

    (linguistics, classical studies, of a vowel) Lacking marked aspiration.

  15. 15

    (of muscles, medicine) Involuntary and non-striated.

adverb
  1. 1

    Smoothly.

noun
  1. 1

    Something that is smooth, or that goes smoothly and easily.

  2. 2

    A smoothing action.

  3. 3

    A domestic animal having a smooth coat.

  4. 4

    A member of an anti-hippie fashion movement in 1970s Britain.

  5. 5

    (statistics) The analysis obtained through a smoothing procedure.

verb
  1. 1

    (transitive) To make smooth or even.

  2. 2

    (transitive) To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure; to press, to flatten.

  3. 3

    (transitive) To make straightforward or easy.

  4. 4

    (transitive) To calm or palliate.

  5. 5

    (statistics, image processing, digital audio) To capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise.

  6. 6

    (West Country) To stroke; especially to stroke an animal's fur.