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slicken en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

From slick + -en.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To make slick.
    • Sweat dewed her skin, slickening it. 2001, Nora Roberts, Hidden Star:

Forms

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slickening Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
slickens Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
slickened Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
slickened Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

water-slickened · rain-slickened

Translations (1)

cho halʋsbichi ((transitive) to make slick)

slicken en · ADJ · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. (UK, dialectal) Sleek; smooth.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:slicken.

Forms

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more slicken Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most slicken Degree=Sup lexicographic

Relateds

slickens