slicking

"It was an incident that he hoped to forget."

"The smooth surface of the kitchen table was perfect for setting the dinner plates. "

"I spilled some sticky juice on the kitchen floor."

"The surface had been slicked."

"Can I try a little of that sauce?"

"The rider whipped the horse."

"The teacher anticipated the students' confusion about the new topic and explained it again, more slowly. "

"the narrows of New York harbor"

"The hickory tree in our backyard provides shade for the children's swing set. "

"The carpenter used the switch to adjust the tightness of the wooden crate's binding. "

"The miners worked hard extracting coal from the underground mine. "

"The electrical wiring in my house is made of copper. "