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2 | 24% | 8 | Shiny film on top of a body of water | |
3 | 23% | 11 | Separating a mixture of oil and water by letting it settle and then collecting the oil | |
Film Of Oil On Water Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "SLICK" which means:
- noun
- • A slippery smoothness
- • A magazine printed on good quality paper
- • A film of oil or garbage floating on top of water
- • A trowel used to make a surface slick adjective satellite
- • Made slick by e.g. ice or grease
- • Superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject
- • Having only superficial plausibility
- • Having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk
- • Marked by skill in deception verb
- • Make slick or smooth
- • Give a smooth and glossy appearance adjective
- • Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.
- • Appearing expensive or sophisticated.
- • Superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy.
- • (often used sarcastically) clever, making an apparently hard task easy.
- • Extraordinarily great or special.
- • Sleek; smooth
An example sentence would be:
- • "The roads were slick after the rain."
- • "He combed back his slick hair."
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