Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
---|---|---|---|---|
slick | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
comb | Yes | No | Yes | No |
slick (noun) | comb (noun) |
---|---|
a trowel used to make a surface slick | the act of drawing a comb through hair |
a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water | ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore |
a slippery smoothness | the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds |
a magazine printed on good quality paper | a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair |
any of several tools for straightening fibers |
slick (adjective) | comb (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 |
slick (verb) | comb (verb) |
---|---|
give a smooth and glossy appearance | smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb |
make slick or smooth | search thoroughly |
straighten with a comb |