nounπShareA covering of liquid, particularly oil."The car skidded on the slick of oil in the parking lot. "substanceenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSomeone who is clever and untrustworthy."The car salesman was a real slick; he convinced me to buy the extended warranty I didn't need. "characterpersonmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA tool used to make something smooth or even."The potter used a slick to smooth the inside of the newly formed bowl. "itemutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA tire with a smooth surface instead of a tread pattern, often used in auto racing."The race car spun out of control because it was raining and the driver was using a slick. "vehiclesporttechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA helicopter."My dad's new hobby is flying a slick. "vehiclemilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA camera-ready image to be used by a printer. The "slick" is photographed to produce a negative image which is then used to burn a positive offset plate or other printing device."The project was delayed because the slick had not been delivered to the printer."mediatechnologyindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA wide paring chisel used in joinery."The carpenter used the slick to carefully pare the wood for the intricate dovetail joint. "utensiltechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make slick."The surface had been slicked."appearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareSlippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances."His large round head was shaved slick."appearancequalityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareAppearing expensive or sophisticated."They read all kinds of slick magazines."appearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareSuperficially convincing but actually untrustworthy."That new sales rep is slick. Be sure to read the fine print before you buy anything."characterattitudebusinesscommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(often used sarcastically) Clever, making an apparently hard task easy."Our new process for extracting needles from haystacks is extremely slick."characterattitudestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareExtraordinarily great or special."That is one slick bicycle: it has all sorts of features!"qualitystyleachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareSleek; smooth"The new car had a slick, dark blue finish. "appearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe finer portion of crushed ore, as of gold, lead, or tin, separated by the water in certain wet processes."The miner carefully collected the slick, separating it from the heavier tailings. "materialsubstancegeologymineralchemistryprocesstechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
