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lyricism(dictionary)
slick(1)(dictionary)
slick(2)(dictionary)
slick(4)(dictionary)
Sam Slick(dictionary)
slick(medicine)
oil slick(dictionary)
slick(3)(dictionary)
slick 1, adjective(dictionary)

slick(4) (iou) and lyricism (oh)


slick(4) (iou)



slick verb. ME.
[Prob. from Old English: see SLICK adjective & adverb Cf. SLEEK verb.]
a. verb trans. Make smooth or glossy; polish. ME.
Daily Telegraph The streets had been slicked by hours of rain.
b. verb trans. transf. Make elegant or fine. (Foll. by off, up.) ME.
c. verb trans. Remove by smoothing or polishing. Foll. by away, out. M17.
d. verb intrans. Smarten or tidy oneself up. US. M19.
verb trans. Make (the skin, hair, etc.) sleek or glossy, esp. by some special treatment; (foll. by back, down) pull back or flatten as part of this process. ME.
J. Blume His hair is short and slicked down. A. Lee I had slicked my hair back into a bun.

lyricism (oh)



gentle or romantic emotion, expressed in Writing or Music
::The lyricism of Tennyson's poetry is magnificent.