"smooth" meaning in English

See smooth in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: smooth, smooth, smoother, smoothest
  1. λείος
    Sense id: el-smooth-en-adj-TuQsPKGg
  2. ομαλός στη λειτουργία του
    Sense id: el-smooth-en-adj-CFYRVMCg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: smoothly

Verb

Forms: smooth, smooth, smooths, smoothed, smoothed, smoothing
  1. (συνήθως με back, down ή out) λειαίνω, στρώνω, κάνω κάτι λείο, στρωτό
    Sense id: el-smooth-en-verb-kDhIfHke
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "smooth"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-adj-er",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smooth",
      "raw_tags": [
        "θετικός",
        "παραθετικά"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smoother",
      "raw_tags": [
        "συγκριτικός",
        "παραθετικά"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smoothest",
      "raw_tags": [
        "υπερθετικός",
        "παραθετικά"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "smoothly"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "λείος"
      ],
      "id": "el-smooth-en-adj-TuQsPKGg"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ομαλός στη λειτουργία του"
      ],
      "id": "el-smooth-en-adj-CFYRVMCg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "smooth"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "smooth"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-verb-'ask'",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smooth",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεστώτας"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smooths",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smoothed",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smoothed",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smoothing",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He rubs the rough surface of the marble to smooth it down.",
          "translation": "Tρίβει την τραχιά επιφάνεια του μαρμάρου για να τη λειάνει."
        },
        {
          "text": "Smooth your hair back.",
          "translation": "Στρώσε τα μαλλιά σου."
        },
        {
          "text": "Smooth your dress out.",
          "translation": "Στρώσε το φόρεμά σου."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(συνήθως με back, down ή out) λειαίνω, στρώνω, κάνω κάτι λείο, στρωτό"
      ],
      "id": "el-smooth-en-verb-kDhIfHke"
    }
  ],
  "word": "smooth"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "smooth"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-adj-er",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smooth",
      "raw_tags": [
        "θετικός",
        "παραθετικά"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smoother",
      "raw_tags": [
        "συγκριτικός",
        "παραθετικά"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smoothest",
      "raw_tags": [
        "υπερθετικός",
        "παραθετικά"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "smoothly"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "λείος"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ομαλός στη λειτουργία του"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "smooth"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "smooth"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-verb-'ask'",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smooth",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεστώτας"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smooths",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smoothed",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smoothed",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smoothing",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He rubs the rough surface of the marble to smooth it down.",
          "translation": "Tρίβει την τραχιά επιφάνεια του μαρμάρου για να τη λειάνει."
        },
        {
          "text": "Smooth your hair back.",
          "translation": "Στρώσε τα μαλλιά σου."
        },
        {
          "text": "Smooth your dress out.",
          "translation": "Στρώσε το φόρεμά σου."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(συνήθως με back, down ή out) λειαίνω, στρώνω, κάνω κάτι λείο, στρωτό"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "smooth"
}

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