polish vs slick
slick vs polishpolish and slick both are nouns.
polish is not an adjective while slick is an adjective.
polish and slick both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| polish | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| slick | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
As verbs,
slick is a hyponym of
polish; that is, slick is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
polish:
- polish: make (a surface) shine
- slick: make slick or smooth
| polish (noun) | slick (noun) |
|---|---|
| the property of being smooth and shiny | a trowel used to make a surface slick |
| a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality | a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water |
| a preparation used in polishing | a slippery smoothness |
| a magazine printed on good quality paper |
| polish (adjective) | slick (adjective) |
|---|---|
| marked by skill in deception | |
| having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk | |
| having only superficial plausibility | |
| made slick by e.g. ice or grease | |
| superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject |
| polish (verb) | slick (verb) |
|---|---|
| bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state | give a smooth and glossy appearance |
| improve or perfect by pruning or polishing | make slick or smooth |
| make (a surface) shine |
Words related to "polish"
- French polish
- Simonise
- Simoniz
- Simonize
- ameliorate
- amend
- beautify
- better
- blacking
- brush up
- buff
- burnish
- civilise
- civilize
- cultivate
- cultivation
- culture
- down
- educate
- effulgence
- embellish
- fancify
- fine-tune
- finish
- flawlessness
- formulation
- furbish
- glaze
- gloss
- glossiness
- hone
- improve
- meliorate
- ne plus ultra
- over-refine
- overrefine
- perfect
- perfection
- polish up
- polisher
- polishing
- preparation
- prettify
- radiance
- radiancy
- refine
- refinement
- refulgence
- refulgency
- round
- round off
- rub
- school
- shine
- shoe polish
- sleek
- slick
- smooth
- smoothen
- smoothness
- train
Words related to "slick"
- artful
- bright
- comb
- comb out
- crafty
- cunning
- disentangle
- dodgy
- facile
- film
- foxy
- glib
- glossy
- guileful
- knavish
- mag
- magazine
- neat
- oil slick
- pat
- plausible
- polish
- satiny
- shine
- silken
- silklike
- silky
- sleek
- sleek down
- slick down
- slick magazine
- slickness
- slip
- slipperiness
- slippery
- slippy
- sly
- smooth
- smoothen
- smoothness
- superficial
- tricksy
- tricky
- trowel
- wily
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