slick

Noun
  1. A slippery smoothness (synset 104954805)
    "he could feel the slickness of the tiller"
    is a type of: smoothness - a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch
    same as: slickness, slip, slipperiness
  2. A magazine printed on good quality paper (synset 106608931)
    is a type of: mag, magazine - a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
    same as: glossy, slick magazine
  3. A film of oil or garbage floating on top of water (synset 104244760)
    is a type of: film - a thin coating or layer
    subtypes: oil slick - a thin film of oil floating on top of water (especially crude oil spilled from a ship)
  4. A trowel used to make a surface slick (synset 104244671)
    is a type of: trowel - a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials
Adjective
  1. Made slick by e.g. ice or grease (synset 302243265)
    "sidewalks slick with ice"; "roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn't had time to wash away the oil"
    similar to: slippery, slippy - causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
  2. Superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject (synset 301880529)
    "too facile a solution for so complex a problem"; "it was a neat plan, but bound to fail"; "a slick advertising campaign"
    similar to: superficial - concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually
    same as: facile, neat
  3. Having only superficial plausibility (synset 301804305)
    "glib promises"; "a slick commercial"
    similar to: plausible - apparently reasonable and credible, and therefore convincing
    same as: glib, pat
  4. Having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light (synset 300283541)
    "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters"
    similar to: bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
    same as: satiny, silken, silklike, silky, sleek
  5. Marked by skill in deception (synset 300149346)
    "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"
    similar to: artful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft
    same as: crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
Verb
  1. Make slick or smooth (synset 201248550)
    is a type of: polish, shine, smooth, smoothen - make (a surface) shine
    same as: sleek
  2. Give a smooth and glossy appearance (synset 200038400)
    "slick one's hair"
    is a type of: comb, comb out, disentangle - smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb
    same as: sleek down, slick down

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