smoother
Noun pluralsmoothers
Pluralsmoothers
- 1Comparative of smooth. Use it to say one thing is more smooth than another.
The new road feels smoother than the old gravel track.
Her skin looked smoother after the cream.
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- 2A person or thing that makes a surface flat and even.
Like an iron that flattens the wrinkles in cloth.
The factory hired a smoother to finish each metal panel.
This machine is a fast smoother for rough concrete floors.
- 3A small hand tool that shaves off thin curls of wood to make a surface smooth.
Like a razor that takes off only the thinnest layer.
The carpenter ran a smoother across the board until it felt like glass.
A sharp smoother leaves the wood ready for varnish.
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- 4A spinning wheel that polishes the cut grooves in a piece of glass.
The worker held the goblet against the smoother to brighten each cut line.
A finer smoother removes the cloudy marks left by the first wheel.
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Less common meaning
- 5A person who says nice things they do not really mean in order to please someone.
Like someone who only tells you good things to keep you happy.
Every smoother at court told the king his songs were the best ever written.
The young lord grew tired of the smoothers who praised his every move.
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smoother is a form of smooth
smooth, adjective: Having a surface that feels even and not rough to the touch. Full entry
- Spelling
- smooth → smoother: add -er
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