slick

(noun) a slippery smoothness. Synonyms: slickness, slipperiness, slip. Example: "He could feel the slickness of the tiller."

(noun) a magazine printed on good quality paper. Synonyms: slick magazine, glossy.

(noun) a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water.

(noun) a trowel used to make a surface slick.

(verb) make slick or smooth. Synonyms: sleek.

(verb) give a smooth and glossy appearance. Synonyms: slick down, sleek down. Example: "Slick one's hair."

(adj) made slick by e.g. ice or grease. Examples: "Sidewalks slick with ice." "Roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn't had time to wash away the oil."

(adj) having only superficial plausibility. Synonyms: glib, pat. Examples: "Glib promises." "A slick commercial."

(adj) having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light. Synonyms: satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike. Examples: "Glossy auburn hair." "Satiny gardenia petals." "Sleek black fur." "Silken eyelashes." "Silky skin." "A silklike fabric." "Slick seals and otters."

(adj) marked by skill in deception. Synonyms: crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily. Examples: "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."