| slovo | definícia |
sleek
(mass) | sleek
- hladiť |
sleek
(encz) | sleek,hladit v: Zdeněk Brož |
sleek
(encz) | sleek,uhlazený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Sleek
(gcide) | Sleek \Sleek\ (sl[=e]k), a. [Compar. Sleeker (sl[=e]k"[~e]r);
superl. Sleekest.] [OE. slik; akin to Icel. sl[imac]kr, and
OE. sliken to glide, slide, G. schleichen, OHG. sl[imac]hhan,
D. slik, slijk, mud, slime, and E. slink. Cf. Slick,
Slink.]
1. Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as,
sleek hair. --Chaucer.
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So sleek her skin, so faultless was her make.
--Dryden.
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2. Not rough or harsh.
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Those rugged names to our like mouths grow sleek.
--Milton.
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Sleek
(gcide) | Sleek \Sleek\, adv.
With ease and dexterity. [Low]
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Sleek
(gcide) | Sleek \Sleek\, n.
1. That which makes smooth; varnish. [R.]
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2. A slick.
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Sleek
(gcide) | Sleek \Sleek\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sleeked;p. pr. & vb. n.
Sleeking.]
To make even and smooth; to render smooth, soft, and glossy;
to smooth over.
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Sleeking her soft alluring locks. --Milton.
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Gentle, my lord, sleek o'er your rugged looks. --Shak.
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sleek
(wn) | sleek
adj 1: well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-
groomed; "sleek figures in expensive clothes"
2: designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid
flow; "a streamlined convertible" [syn: streamlined,
aerodynamic, flowing, sleek]
3: having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; "glossy
auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur";
"silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick
seals and otters" [syn: satiny, sleek, silken, silky,
silklike, slick]
v 1: make slick or smooth [syn: slick, sleek] |
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sleek down
(encz) | sleek down, v: |
sleek over
(encz) | sleek over, v: |
sleeker
(encz) | sleeker,uhlazenější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
sleekly
(encz) | sleekly,uhlazeně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
sleekness
(encz) | sleekness,hladkost n: Zdeněk Brožsleekness,lesklost n: Zdeněk Brožsleekness,uhlazenost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Sleek
(gcide) | Sleek \Sleek\ (sl[=e]k), a. [Compar. Sleeker (sl[=e]k"[~e]r);
superl. Sleekest.] [OE. slik; akin to Icel. sl[imac]kr, and
OE. sliken to glide, slide, G. schleichen, OHG. sl[imac]hhan,
D. slik, slijk, mud, slime, and E. slink. Cf. Slick,
Slink.]
1. Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as,
sleek hair. --Chaucer.
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So sleek her skin, so faultless was her make.
--Dryden.
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2. Not rough or harsh.
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Those rugged names to our like mouths grow sleek.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]Sleek \Sleek\, adv.
With ease and dexterity. [Low]
[1913 Webster]Sleek \Sleek\, n.
1. That which makes smooth; varnish. [R.]
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2. A slick.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Sleek \Sleek\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sleeked;p. pr. & vb. n.
Sleeking.]
To make even and smooth; to render smooth, soft, and glossy;
to smooth over.
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Sleeking her soft alluring locks. --Milton.
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Gentle, my lord, sleek o'er your rugged looks. --Shak.
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Sleeked
(gcide) | Sleek \Sleek\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sleeked;p. pr. & vb. n.
Sleeking.]
To make even and smooth; to render smooth, soft, and glossy;
to smooth over.
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Sleeking her soft alluring locks. --Milton.
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Gentle, my lord, sleek o'er your rugged looks. --Shak.
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Sleeker
(gcide) | Sleek \Sleek\ (sl[=e]k), a. [Compar. Sleeker (sl[=e]k"[~e]r);
superl. Sleekest.] [OE. slik; akin to Icel. sl[imac]kr, and
OE. sliken to glide, slide, G. schleichen, OHG. sl[imac]hhan,
D. slik, slijk, mud, slime, and E. slink. Cf. Slick,
Slink.]
1. Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as,
sleek hair. --Chaucer.
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So sleek her skin, so faultless was her make.
--Dryden.
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2. Not rough or harsh.
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Those rugged names to our like mouths grow sleek.
--Milton.
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Sleekest
(gcide) | Sleek \Sleek\ (sl[=e]k), a. [Compar. Sleeker (sl[=e]k"[~e]r);
superl. Sleekest.] [OE. slik; akin to Icel. sl[imac]kr, and
OE. sliken to glide, slide, G. schleichen, OHG. sl[imac]hhan,
D. slik, slijk, mud, slime, and E. slink. Cf. Slick,
Slink.]
1. Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as,
sleek hair. --Chaucer.
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So sleek her skin, so faultless was her make.
--Dryden.
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2. Not rough or harsh.
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Those rugged names to our like mouths grow sleek.
--Milton.
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Sleeking
(gcide) | Sleek \Sleek\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sleeked;p. pr. & vb. n.
Sleeking.]
To make even and smooth; to render smooth, soft, and glossy;
to smooth over.
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Sleeking her soft alluring locks. --Milton.
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Gentle, my lord, sleek o'er your rugged looks. --Shak.
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Sleekly
(gcide) | Sleekly \Sleek"ly\, adv.
In a sleek manner; smoothly.
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Sleekness
(gcide) | Sleekness \Sleek"ness\, n.
The quality or state of being sleek; smoothness and
glossiness of surface.
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Sleeky
(gcide) | Sleeky \Sleek"y\, a.
1. Of a sleek, or smooth, and glossy appearance. --Thomson.
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2. Fawning and deceitful; sly. [Scot.]
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Unsleek
(gcide) | Unsleek \Unsleek\
See sleek. |
sleek down
(wn) | sleek down
v 1: give a smooth and glossy appearance; "slick one's hair"
[syn: slick, slick down, sleek down] |
sleek over
(wn) | sleek over
v 1: cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not
whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over
her mistakes" [syn: whitewash, gloss over, {sleek
over}, hush up] |
sleekly
(wn) | sleekly
adv 1: in a sleek glossy manner; "the wet road was shining
sleekly" |
sleekness
(wn) | sleekness
n 1: the quality of being well-groomed and neatly tailored; "the
sleekness of his appearance reminded me of his financial
successes"
2: the smooth feel of silk fabric [syn: silkiness,
sleekness] |
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