smoothen
English Thesaurus
1. become smooth (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | change, |
| definition | : | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change) |
2. make (a surface) shine (verb.contact)
| hyponym | : | sleek, slick, |
| definition | : | make slick or smooth (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | gloss, |
| definition | : | give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing (verb.creation) |
| entail | : | rub, |
| definition | : | move over something with pressure (verb.contact) |
3. make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | change surface, |
| definition | : | undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | strip, |
| definition | : | remove the thread (of screws) (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | launch, |
| definition | : | smoothen the surface of (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | rake, |
| definition | : | level or smooth with a rake (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | plane, |
| definition | : | make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | float, |
| definition | : | make the surface of level or smooth (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | sand, sandpaper, |
| definition | : | rub with sandpaper (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | sandblast, |
| definition | : | grind with a sandblast (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | file, |
| definition | : | smooth with a file (verb.contact) |
| entail | : | rub, |
| definition | : | move over something with pressure (verb.contact) |
4. make (a surface) shine (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | polishing, shining, |
| definition | : | the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | buffer, polisher, |
| definition | : | a power tool used to buff surfaces (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | polish, |
| definition | : | a preparation used in polishing (noun.substance) |
5. make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing (verb.contact)
| antonym | : | roughen, |
| definition | : | make rough or rougher (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | smooth, |
| definition | : | the act of smoothing (noun.act) |
6. make (a surface) shine (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | polishing, shining, |
| definition | : | the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | buffer, polisher, |
| definition | : | a power tool used to buff surfaces (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | polish, |
| definition | : | a preparation used in polishing (noun.substance) |
7. make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing (verb.contact)
| antonym | : | roughen, |
| definition | : | make rough or rougher (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | smooth, |
| definition | : | the act of smoothing (noun.act) |
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