sleek
part of speech
adjective (sleek, sleeker, sleekest); verb (sleek, sleeks, sleeked, sleeking – rare)
meaning for a pupil
1) (of hair or fur) Smooth, shiny and healthy-looking. tree →
2) (of shapes, cars, boats) Having a smooth, elegant shape, often fast-looking. tree →
3) (of people) Well-dressed and looking rich or too smooth. tree →
sense in the lessons
In The Wind in the Willows the Water Rat and the Otter have sleek fur from swimming; Toad's motor cars are sleek and shining. In science, sleek streamlined shapes cut through air or water with less drag, which is why dolphins, fish and fast cars are sleek.
examples
- The otter's fur was sleek and wet. tree →
- A sleek black cat sat on the wall. tree →
- The sleek new train sped past. tree →
- Dolphins have sleek bodies for fast swimming. tree →
- The horse's coat was sleek after brushing. tree →
- The Water Rat was sleek and brown. tree →
- From that day the Hen became fat and sleek, and never once laid another egg. tree →
note
Comparative: sleeker, sleekest. Rhymes with «week». Do not confuse with «slick» (smooth and clever, sometimes slippery).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «sleek» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.