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Hard and smooth

smooth

adjective

completely even with no rough areas or lumps

flat

adjective

smooth on the surface, with no lumps or slopes

level

adjective

flat and smooth

even

adjective

flat and level, without any holes or raised areas

slippery

adjective

a slippery surface, object etc is difficult to move on or to hold because it is smooth, wet, or covered in something such as ice or oil

glassy

adjective

smooth and shiny like glass

glazed

adjective

decorated or protected by a smooth shiny top layer

slippy

adjective

slippery

slithery

adjective

looking or feeling slippery, especially in an unpleasant way

smoothly

adverb

in a way that produces a smooth, even surface

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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