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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
smooth
/smuːð/
noun1 of 2
something that feels pleasant and flat when you touch it; not rough
- “I think communication is what makes an organization run smoothly.”Tatoeba
- “She had a real talent for smoothing over troubled situations.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To make straightforward or easy.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)