Word

smooth, v.
(smoothed, smoothing, smooths)
freq. cnt. 8

make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7

smooth smoothen

sample sentences

"smooth the surface of the wood"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

smooth smoother

antonym

roughen

also see

smooth over

semantic pointers

hyponym

strip launch rake plane float sand, sandpaper sandblast file

hypernym

change surface

entailment

rub

make (a surface) shine
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1

polish shine smooth smoothen

sample sentences

"shine the silver, please"
"polish my shoes"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s the glass tubes

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s the glass tubes

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s the glass tubes

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s the glass tubes

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

polishing polisher polish polish

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

shining

semantic pointers

hypernym

beautify, fancify, embellish, prettify

hyponym

Simonize, Simonise slick, sleek buff, burnish, furbish gloss

entailment

rub

free from obstructions
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

smooth smooth out

sample sentences

"smooth the way towards peace negotiations"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

rid, free, disembarrass