Nearby Words
verb (used with object)
to make sleek; smooth; slick: to sleek leather.
Also, sleek·en.
Related forms
sleek·er, noun
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Sleeked
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
sleek
1589, variant of M.E. slike (see slick). Originally of healthy-looking animal hair; applied to persons 1637, with sense of "plump and smooth-skinned."
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