smooth over

smooth o·ver

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [smooth oh-ver]
- /smuð ˈoʊ vər/
- /smuːð ˈəʊvə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [smooth oh-ver]
- /smuð ˈoʊ vər/

Definitions of smooth over words

adjective smooth over free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road. 1
adjective smooth over generally flat or unruffled, as a calm sea. 1
adjective smooth over free from hairs or a hairy growth: a smooth cheek. 1
adjective smooth over of uniform consistency; free from lumps, as a batter, sauce, etc. 1
adjective smooth over free from or proceeding without abrupt curves, bends, etc.: a smooth ride. 1
adjective smooth over allowing or having an even, uninterrupted movement or flow: smooth driving. 1

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Origin of smooth over

First appearance:

before 1050

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1050; (adj.) Middle English smothe, late Old English smōth; compare Middle English smethe, Old English smēthe smooth; cognate with Old Saxon smōthi; (v.) late Middle English smothen, derivative of the adj.; replacing Middle English smethen, Old English smēth(i)an

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Parts of speech for Smooth over

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Smooth over

smooth over popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for smooth over

verb smooth over

balmed — simple past tense and past participle of balm.
cover up — If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
gloss — an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note, of a technical or unusual expression in a manuscript text.
iron out — Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
kiss and make up — be reconciled

All 14 Synonyms of smooth over