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SLICK

Definition:

[noun] a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller"
Synonyms: ness, slipperiness, slip
[noun] a magazine printed on good quality paper
Synonyms: magazine
[noun] a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water
[noun] a trowel used to make a surface slick
[verb] make slick or smooth
Synonyms: sleek
[verb] give a smooth and glossy appearance; "slick one's hair"
Synonyms: down, sleek down
[adjective] having a smooth, gleaming surface; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters"
Synonyms: glossy, satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike
[adjective] made slick by e.g. ice or grease; "sidewalks slick with ice"; "roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn't had time to wash away the oil"
[adjective] having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial"
Synonyms: glib, pat
[adjective] marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney"
Synonyms: crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily