1. (

• slickness ,
• slick ,
• slipperiness ,
• slip

) a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller" ;

2. (

• slick ,
• slick_magazine ,
• glossy

) a magazine printed on good quality paper ;

3. (

• slick ,

) a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water ;

4. (

• slick

) a trowel used to make a surface slick ;

1. (

• slick ,
• sleek

) make slick or smooth ;

2. (

• slick ,
• slick_down ,
• sleek_down

) give a smooth and glossy appearance; "slick one's hair" ;

1. (

• slick

) 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" ;

2. (

• facile ,
• neat ,
• slick

) superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject; "too facile a solution for so complex a problem"; "it was a neat plan, but bound to fail"; "a slick advertising campaign" ;

3. (

• glib ,
• pat ,
• slick

) having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial" ;

4. (

• satiny ,
• sleek ,
• silken ,
• silky ,
• silklike ,
• slick

) 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" ;

5. (

• crafty ,
• cunning ,
• dodgy ,
• foxy ,
• guileful ,
• knavish ,
• slick ,
• sly ,
• tricksy ,
• tricky ,
• wily

) 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 Dick"; "a wily old attorney" ;