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smooths down

smooths down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of smooth down.

Meaning of smooth down

Verb

smooth down (third-person singular simple present smooths down, present participle smoothing down, simple past and past participle smoothed down)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To render smooth, to remove roughness from
    • She smoothed her nails down with a file.

Questions about smooths down

What is smooths down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Smooths down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of smooth down.

Words near smooths down in the dictionary

  1. smoothness
  2. smoothnesses
  3. smoothrunning
  4. smooths
  5. smooths away
  6. smooths down
  7. smooths out
  8. smooths over
  9. smooths someone's feathers
  10. smooths up
  11. smoothshaven

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