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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

slick
    adj 1: made slick by e.g. ice or grease; "sidewalks slick with
           ice"; "roads are slickest when rain has just started and
           hasn't had time to wash away the oil"
    2: having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a
       slick commercial" [syn: glib, pat, slick]
    3: having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; "glossy
       auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur";
       "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick
       seals and otters" [syn: satiny, sleek, silken, silky,
       silklike, slick]
    4: marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for
       wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a
       slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily
       old attorney" [syn: crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy,
       guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky,
       wily]
    n 1: a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the
         tiller" [syn: slickness, slick, slipperiness, slip]
    2: a magazine printed on good quality paper [syn: slick,
       slick magazine, glossy]
    3: a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water
    4: a trowel used to make a surface slick
    v 1: make slick or smooth [syn: slick, sleek]
    2: give a smooth and glossy appearance; "slick one's hair" [syn:
       slick, slick down, sleek down]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Schlich \Schlich\, n. [G.; akin to LG. slick mud, D. slijk, MHG.
   sl[imac]ch.] (Metal.)
   The finer portion of a crushed ore, as of gold, lead, or tin,
   separated by the water in certain wet processes. [Written
   also slich, slick.]
   [1913 Webster]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Slich \Slich\, Slick \Slick\, n. (Metal.)
   See Schlich.
   [1913 Webster]

4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Slick \Slick\, a. [See Sleek.]
   Sleek; smooth. "Both slick and dainty." --Chapman.
   [1913 Webster]

5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Slick \Slick\, v. t.
   To make sleek or smoth. "Slicked all with sweet oil."
   --Chapman.
   [1913 Webster]

6. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Slick \Slick\, n. (Joinery)
   A wide paring chisel.
   [1913 Webster]

7. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Slick \Slick\, n.
   A slick, or smooth and slippery, surface or place; a sleek.

         The action of oil upon the water is upon the crest of
         the wave; the oil forming a slick upon the surface
         breaks the crest.                        --The Century.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

8. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Slick, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
   Population (2000):    148
   Housing Units (2000): 63
   Land area (2000):     0.441560 sq. miles (1.143635 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.441560 sq. miles (1.143635 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            68000
   Located within:       Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
   Location:             35.776525 N, 96.266845 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Slick, OK
    Slick

Thesaurus Results for slick:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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