Adjective : smooth wood; a smooth road. ,a smooth cheek. ,a smooth ride. ,smooth driving. ,a smooth tire casing. ,a smooth day at the office. ,a smooth disposition. ,smooth manners. ,That salesman is a smooth talker. ,the smooth music of a ballroom dance band. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : She adjusted the folds with a smooth of her hand. ,through the rough and the smooth. From Dictionary.com.
Then her expression smoothed, and she was once again staring down at him, innocent, relieved. From Wordnik.com. [Savor Me Slowly] Reference
When his expression smoothed again, he looked older. From Wordnik.com. [Dancer's Illusion]
Lenore's lips twitched in amusement, before her expression smoothed once again. From Wordnik.com. [Wicked Pleasures]
Something sparked bright in her eyes, and her expression smoothed into an unmoving mask. From Wordnik.com. [Devil's Bargain]
Ryne shot him one last glare before her expression smoothed out and she turned to answer the questions. From Wordnik.com. [In the Midnight Hour] Reference
If I were them, I'd -- "His expression smoothed over again. From Wordnik.com. [A Fire Upon the Deep]
Amplifications were defined as smoothed log2 ratio values >. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
It surprised me when his desolate expression smoothed into a peaceful smile. From Wordnik.com. [Eclipse]
Its worn and scared expression smoothed into a smile, and, loosening his hold of. From Wordnik.com. [Innocent : her fancy and his fact] Reference
Mc Kenna’s hands unclenched and her expression smoothed into a cool and expressionless mask. From Wordnik.com. [Black Dust Mambo] Reference
A look of pain crossed her face, and then, as her expression smoothed again, she said: "The traitors are dead. From Wordnik.com. [That Sweet Little Old Lady] Reference
He frowned at her, then his expression smoothed. From Wordnik.com. [Highborn] Reference
Yes, you are right -- kinds of lies that kind of smoothed out the social situation. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 18, 2002] Reference
They have another "smoothed" version of their data – why would this be pre-smoothed?. From Wordnik.com. [Jacoby in Mongolia « Climate Audit] Reference
His expression smoothed over into neutrality. From Wordnik.com. [Dead Beat]
So they kind of smoothed it out a little bit more evenly. From Wordnik.com. [Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog] Reference
This should produce a more 'smoothed' effect for portfolio performance. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
The BLS helpfully provides "smoothed" data that adjusts for the change in the estimation procedure. From Wordnik.com. [The Economist: Correspondent's diary] Reference
Prior to 2000, spiking in the two "smoothed" volatility indices occurs, but the pattern is irregular. From Wordnik.com. [Energy Bulletin -] Reference
I always, from instinct or other training "smoothed" mine with my hands or discreetly with another item. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Buzz US: Top Stories] Reference
I kind of smoothed my back hair, because I knew that only one thing could bring that look into a woman's face. From Wordnik.com. [Emma McChesney and Co.] Reference
It's the four-week moving average, i.e. it's a 'smoothed' measure, stripping out weekly swings, of US initial jobless claims. From Wordnik.com. [MoneyWeek RSS - All] Reference
"smoothed" tariff path, which was reached at last year's energy summit. From Wordnik.com. [AllAfrica News: Latest] Reference
Ted smoothed his left hand over his slicked back gray hair. From Wordnik.com. [Propped Up] Reference
I scooped my legs beneath me, smoothed my dress down over my knees. From Wordnik.com. [The Birdcage] Reference
Zusman dipped his fingers in the tea and smoothed his hair down with it. From Wordnik.com. [Settled] Reference
But time and new management have smoothed out some of the staff's wrinkles. From Wordnik.com. [A bit of France lands in Bethesda Cam's bistro brightens the dining scene] Reference
She smoothed Michelle's dress over thighs turning quickly to sticks. From Wordnik.com. [Echoes] Reference
He is beautiful in their light, his edges smoothed; he is beneficent, forgiving. From Wordnik.com. [Whatever Happens] Reference
"It enables everything to be arranged, smoothed over and simplified," Maurras said. From Wordnik.com. [Ben S. Cohen: What Antisemitism Is (And Isn't)] Reference
That deal was likely smoothed by Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Japan in May. From Wordnik.com. [The Other Global Warming] Reference
A river of cold incidentals, with its memory of long trout and rocks, smoothed in story. From Wordnik.com. [Morning Psalm] Reference
I smoothed the paper and tucked it in the notebook with renewed plans to work on it later. From Wordnik.com. [Songbird] Reference
Moreover, technology has smoothed over cultural differences; the world has become Westernized. From Wordnik.com. [Going Home] Reference
As she smoothed lotion over his forehead, cheeks and nose the boy began to squirm pushing away. From Wordnik.com. [Free At Last] Reference
She had helped me up from the dirty concrete floor, straightened my dress, smoothed my hair down. From Wordnik.com. [Damn Sure Right] Reference
I felt visibly old, and pulled my shoulders back, looked down at my dress, smoothed out a wrinkle. From Wordnik.com. [The Birdcage] Reference
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