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smooths

/smuːðz/ /smuːθs/

Meanings
noun
Something that is smooth, or that goes smoothly and easily.

Examples :

"The conference call smooths out any remaining disagreements between departments. "
quality appearance condition

Related Words

Illustration communication

communication noun

/kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/

The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.

"communication of a secret"

Illustration departments

departments noun

/dɪˈpɑːrtmənts/ /dɪˈpɑrtmənts/

A part, portion, or subdivision.

"The university has several departments, including the history department and the science department. "

Illustration imperfections

imperfections noun

/ˌɪmpərˈfekʃənz/ /ˌɪmpɚˈfekʃənz/

Those qualities or features that are imperfect; the characteristic, state, or quality of being imperfect.

"You can accept your imperfection or try to improve."

Illustration straightforward

straightforward adjective

/ˌstreɪtˈfɔːrwərd/ /ˌstreɪtˈfɔːrwɚd/

Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating.

"The instructions for the science project were straightforward; they clearly explained each step. "

Illustration suggesting

suggesting verb

/səˈdʒɛstɪŋ/ /səˈdʒɛstɪn/

To imply but stop short of saying explicitly.

"Are you suggesting that I killed my wife?"

Illustration photograph

photograph noun

/ˈfəʊ.tə.ˌɡɹɑːf/ /ˈfoʊ.tə.ˌɡɹæf/

A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.

"The photograph of the class showed everyone smiling during the school trip. "

Illustration illustrated

illustrated verb

/ˈɪləstɹeɪtɪd/

To shed light upon.

"The teacher illustrated the difficult math problem by showing each step on the board. "

Illustration processing

processing verb

/ˈpɹəʊsɛsɪŋ/ /ˈpɹɑsəsɪŋ/

To perform a particular process on a thing.

"The bank is processing my check deposit. "

Illustration minimizing

minimizing verb

/ˈmɪnɪˌmaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈmɪnəˌmaɪzɪŋ/

To make (something) as small or as insignificant as possible.

"She is minimizing her spending to save money for a new car. "

Illustration disagreements

disagreements noun

/ˌdɪsəˈɡriːmənts/ /ˌdɪzəˈɡriːmənts/

An argument or debate.

"They had a bit of a disagreement about what color to paint the bedroom, but they have reached a compromise."

Illustration underlying

underlying verb

/ˌʌndərˈlaɪɪŋ/

To lie in a position directly beneath.

"The heavy box underlying the lighter one caused the whole stack to wobble. "

Illustration conference

conference noun

/ˈkɒn.fə.ɹəns/ /ˈkɑn.fə.ɹəns/

The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.

"The family held a conference to discuss their summer vacation plans. "