slick
adj 1: having a smooth, gleaming surface; "glossy auburn hair";
"satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken
eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick
seals and otters" [syn: {glossy}, {satiny}, {sleek}, {silken},
{silky}, {silklike}]
2: made slick by e.g. ice or grease; "sidewalks slick with
ice"; "roads are slickest when rain has just started and
hasn't had time to wash away the oil"
3: having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a
slick commercial" [syn: {glib}, {pat}]
4: marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for
wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a
slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a
wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {dodgy}, {foxy},
{guileful}, {knavish}, {sly}, {tricksy}, {tricky}, {wily}]
n 1: a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the
tiller" [syn: {slickness}, {slipperiness}, {slip}]
2: a magazine printed on good quality paper [syn: {slick
magazine}]
3: a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water
4: a trowel used to make a surface slick
v 1: make slick or smooth [syn: {sleek}]
2: give a smooth and glossy appearance; "slick one's hair"
[syn: {slick down}, {sleek down}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0