Sleek
31sleek — adj. Sleek is used with these nouns: ↑cat, ↑design, ↑hair …
32sleek — [16] Sleek originated as a variant form of slick [14], which probably went back to an unrecorded Old English *slice. It apparently has relatives in Icelandic slíkja and Norwegian slikja ‘smoothen’. => SLICK …
33sleek — I 1adj 1. smooth, glossy, shiny, lustrous, satiny, silken, silky; rubbed, buffed, burnished, polished, shined, varnished, waxed. 2. well fed, well groomed, brushed, combed, tended; clean, neat, tidy, trim, spruce. 3. smooth, slick, suave, oily,… …
34sleek — [16] Sleek originated as a variant form of slick [14], which probably went back to an unrecorded Old English *slice. It apparently has relatives in Icelandic slíkja and Norwegian slikja ‘smoothen’. Cf.⇒ SLICK …
35sleek — adj. & v. adj. 1 (of hair, fur, or skin, or an animal or person with such hair etc.) smooth and glossy. 2 looking well fed and comfortable. 3 ingratiating. 4 (of a thing) smooth and polished. v.tr. make sleek, esp. by stroking or pressing down.… …
36sleek´ness — sleek «sleek», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. soft and glossy; smooth: »sleek hair. 2. having smooth, soft skin, hair, or fur: »a sleek cat. 3. Figurative. smooth of speech and manners: »a sleek salesman. He had a look of sleek intelligence ( …
37Sleek Geek Week — is an annual event in which Dr Karl Kruszelnicki (Julius Sumner Miller Fellow at the University of Sydney) and Adam Spencer travel to several destinations around Australia, presenting free talks on the topic of popular science. Sleek Geek is part …
38Sleek Apartments near Saint Germain — (Париж,Франция) Категория отеля: Адрес: boulevard Montparnasse …
39sleek-headed — sleekˈ headed adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑sleek …
40sleek something down — sleek something down/back/etc phrase to make something such as hair smooth and shiny She sleeked back her hair with some styling gel. Thesaurus: hairdressers and hairdressinghyponym Main entry …
