Word Finder - slick

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A covering of liquid, particularly oil.

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Careful in turn three — there's an oil slick on the road.

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Someone who is clever and untrustworthy.

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A tool used to make something smooth or even.

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A tire with a smooth surface instead of a tread pattern, often used in auto racing.

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You'll go much faster if you put on slicks.

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• slick tire
• slick tyre

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A helicopter.

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A camera-ready image to be used by a printer. The "slick" is photographed to produce a negative image which is then used to burn a positive offset plate or other printing device.

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The project was delayed because the slick had not been delivered to the printer.

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A wide paring chisel used in joinery.

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To make slick.

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The surface had been slicked.

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Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.

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His large round head was shaved slick.

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Appearing expensive or sophisticated.

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They read all kinds of slick magazines.

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Superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy.

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That new sales rep is slick. Be sure to read the fine print before you buy anything.

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(often used sarcastically) Clever, making an apparently hard task easy.

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Our new process for extracting needles from haystacks is extremely slick.

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Extraordinarily great or special.

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That is one slick bicycle: it has all sorts of features!

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Sleek; smooth