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

Yeah, this is one slick pair of wheels.

Her breathing was ragged and uneven, her trembling body slick with sweat.

The Attaché, or Sam Slick in England (1843-1844), was the result of a visit there in 1841.

The mountain trail would be slick.

Their bodies were slick with sweat, and she lingered in the afterglow, lost in the heat and silk of his skin.

Katie started in the direction of the woman's voice.  She stumbled over fallen, slick wood and brambles she couldn't see.  Whatever magic that had cleared a path for her was gone.  She struggled through the jungle before calling out, "Can you hear me?  I can't see much.  You'll have to say something, so I can find you."

Blinded, she tripped over a stool and hauled herself into a corner, chest heaving and body slick with sweat and blood.

This finite nature, coupled with the lack of personalization, makes some businesses a little wary of getting left holding the bag if some slick person manages to rack up more than he should and then simply ditches the card.

Fortunately, a quick slick is all it takes - I consider this the high-end equivalent of a tinted lip balm.As mentioned, the formula is sheer, so even the darkest colors will not overpower the way a traditional lipstick might.

At first, ladies had to rely on second-rate or toy watches to get their "large" on, but well-revered manufacturers have jumped on board and now offer a tempting selection of oversized watches with slick features.

The building has a more residential than slick business look to it.

But it is as a brilliant humourist and satirist that he is remembered, in connexion with his fictitious character "Sam Slick."

In all aspects of modern life we are continually bombarded with slick marketing.

The slick, six-speed gearbox allows maximum use of the engine's output.

If the words "plastic sandal" conjure up images of slick, sweaty feet squishing their way through summer in those colorful jelly shoes that tend to be common among children, it's time to update your thought process.

The Knights Templar School chamber choir gave a very slick performance ranging from Elizabethan madrigals to songs from the shows.

He was busily sucking down some small black midge which had become trapped in a calm slick at the edge of the loch.

To the more extreme end you find the blatant misogyny flaunted in Slick Rick's track ' Treat Her Like A Prostitute ' .

The wood stage beneath her was slick with dark blood, the scent of which made her nauseous.

It also helps prevent your smartphone from sliding across your car's dashboard or other slick or angled surfaces.

Who said that water Is a precious commodity Then dropped a big old black oil slick In the deep blue sea?

To a casual passerby, glancing down from one of the slick new bridges on the Island Highway, nothing seems amiss.

And the visitors started the brighter, taking the lead in 100 seconds and dominating the opening ten minutes with slick passing.

The sauce was a slick reduction made from roast pig 's ears.

Makes a fine drying support, the material has a slick surface which prevents sticking, especially useful when using wet pulp.

The dialog is slick, the plot is involved but both exclude, even repel the viewer.

The Slick Blade has no ridgeline so there is less splash at the catch.

Its shell no longer had the cool texture of skin but had become shiny, slick, and coated with heat.

So here we have the slick but unmoving Peter Howell remake of the ' Dr. .

They're nothing special, but they look quite slick at times.

But now they've become so slick that they can read and record your card details and PIN number remotely.

An oil slick from a leaking MOD pipeline has caused a lot of mess on The Gosport side of Portsmouth harbor.

Even tho its over produced and incredibly slick its displays a lot of heart and there is support for all you dorky dancers too.

Compared to some of his other efforts, it was pretty slick!

Francis executed an extremely slick rescue and I was back in my kayak by the time the next person came down swimming.

Don't make them doubt this by talking in marketing speak or being too slick or packaged.

The Italian stallion Alfa's slick new GT could well be the most thrilling diesel car on the road today.

To the rear, the tail unit is as slick as it gets, with the trickest led taillight yet produced.

The creature's soft, black eyes, slick as wet tarmac regarded me with what I can only describe as recognition.

Motorists are generally unaccustomed to driving on slick roads and traffic accidents increase.

These sketches, which abounded in clever picturings of national and individual character, drawn with great satirical humour, were collected in 1837, and published under the title of The Clockmaker, or Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick of Slickville.

So here we have the slick but unmoving Peter Howell remake of the ' Dr..

They hit the front for the first time 10 minutes later when slick passing allowed Richard Fletcher to finish from 20 meters.

The slick racing tires are often pumped up to high pressure too.

I tried making fast changes and got a slick, silent gearbox.

The slick thriller got rave reviews and saw Clooney perfect his act for the first time.

Director John Masson brought us a slick, likeable presentation of this classic play.

They 're nothing special, but they look quite slick at times.

But now they 've become so slick that they can read and record your card details and PIN number remotely.

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