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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | smooth, glossy |
| Synonyms: | glassy, glistening, lustrous, polished, satin, shiny, silken, silky |
| Antonyms: | dull, raised, rough, ungroomed, unkempt |
| Main Entry: | glossy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shiny |
| Synonyms: | bright, brilliant, burnished, chatoyant, glassy, glazed, gleaming, glistening, lustrous, polished, reflecting, silken, silky, sleek, slick, smooth |
| Antonyms: | drab, dull, mate, muted |
| Main Entry: | groom |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make ready, prepare physically |
| Synonyms: | brush, clean, coach, comb, curry, dress, drill, educate, lick into shape, make attractive, make presentable, nurture, preen, prep, pretty up, prim, prime, primp, put through grind, put through mill, ready, refine, refresh, rub down, shape up, sleek, slick up, smarten up, spiff up, spruce up, tend, tidy, train, turn out |
| Antonyms: | forget, ignore |
| Main Entry: | neat |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | arranged well, uncluttered |
| Synonyms: | accurate, apple-pie order, chic*, correct, dainty, dapper, elegant, exact, fastidious, finical, finicky, immaculate, in good order, in good shape, methodical, natty, neat as a pin, nice, orderly, precise, prim, proper, regular, shipshape, sleek, slick, smart, spick-and-span, spotless, spruce, systematic, tidy, trim, well-groomed, well-kept |
| Antonyms: | disorderly, messed up, sloppy, slovenly, unkempt |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | oily |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fatty, greasy |
| Synonyms: | adipose, buttery, butyraceous, creamy, lardy, lubricant, lubricative, lubricous, lustrous, oil-soaked, oiled, oleaginous, polished, rich, saponaceous, sleek, slippery, smeary, smooth, soapy, soothing, swimming, unctuous, waxy |
| Antonyms: | dry |
| Main Entry: | polish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shine, buff |
| Synonyms: | brighten, burnish, clean, finish, furbish, glaze, gloss, rub, scour, scrub, sleek, slick, smooth, wax |
| Antonyms: | dull, roughen |
| Main Entry: | polish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | improve performance, look |
| Synonyms: | amend, better, brush up, correct, cultivate, emend, enhance, finish, furbish, make improvement, mature, mend, perfect, refine, round, sleek, slick, smooth, touch up |
| Antonyms: | deface, ruin, spoil |
| Main Entry: | refine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | perfect, polish |
| Synonyms: | better, civilize, clarify, cultivate, elevate, explain, hone, improve, make clear, round, sleek, slick, smooth, temper |
| Antonyms: | damage, ruin |
| Main Entry: | round |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make curved; remove angles |
| Synonyms: | arch, bend, bow, coil, convolute, crook, curl, curve, form, loop, mold, perfect, polish, recurve, refine, shape, sleek, slick, smooth, whorl |
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