Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: slick
IPA transcription: [sl'ɪk]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: slickness, slick, slipperiness, slip
    Meaning: a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller"
Usage examples
  • Shot off as slick as a whistle.
  • Lincoln displaced "Sam Slick," and opened the way to Artemus Ward and Mark Twain.
  • "He must know, if he's as slick at tryin' folks as he is in a hoss dicker," returned an old farmer who had made a trade of steeds which had proved unprofitable for him.