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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 | ||||||||
| 24% | 8 | Shiny film on top of a body of water | ||||||
noun • a thin film of oil floating on top of water (especially crude oil spilled from a ship) | ||||||||
| 23% | 11 | Separating a mixture of oil and water by letting it settle and then collecting the oil | ||||||
noun • the act of gently pouring off a clear liquor (as from its original bottle) without disturbing the lees | ||||||||
Film Of Oil On Water Crossword Clue
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Updated: October 13, 2023
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