Sleek
/sliːk/adjective
Smooth and shiny in appearance.
She has sleek, shiny hair.
Often appears as...
- sleek hair
- sleek car
adjective
Elegant and sophisticated.
He drives a sleek sports car.
Often appears as...
- sleek look
- sleek design
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Approving
adjective
Efficient and well-organised.
The bank's sleek new app makes managing money easier.
Often appears as...
- sleek operation
- sleek system
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Approving
verb
To make smooth and glossy, usually by applying grease or oil.
She sleeked her hair with some oil before going out.
Often appears as...
- sleek hair
- sleek feathers
adjective
Smooth and shiny in appearance.
She has sleek, shiny hair.
Often appears as...
- sleek hair
- sleek car
adjective
Elegant and sophisticated.
He drives a sleek sports car.
Often appears as...
- sleek look
- sleek design
Usage tips
Approving
adjective
Efficient and well-organised.
The bank's sleek new app makes managing money easier.
Often appears as...
- sleek operation
- sleek system
Usage tips
Approving
verb
To make smooth and glossy, usually by applying grease or oil.
She sleeked her hair with some oil before going out.
Often appears as...
- sleek hair
- sleek feathers
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Pro Tip 1/2Visual Texture
Describes objects with a smooth, shiny surface that reflects light well.
The sleek vase caught everyone's eye in the room.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Clean
Implies more than just cleanliness; suggests an added elegance and smoothness.
The hotel's lobby had a sleek finish that impressed the guests.
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Let's protect the oceans...
where you can actually go and see what these places look like. Our team is continuing to build new tools, this is our latest, this is the trident underwater drone, it's a diving submarine, it's sleek, you can fit it in a backpack, it can go down to 100 meters, deeper than most divers can go.
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The value of your...
If you, like me, sometimes worry about your own place in an automated future, you have a few options. You can try to compete with the machines. You can work long hours, you can turn yourself into a sleek, efficient productivity machine. Or you can focus on your humanity
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Can you outsmart the...
and will pose an increasing threat to humanity in the future. Well, well. That’s unusually prescient for a human. Looking for a wedding dress? Try a new take on a timeless classic. It’s sleek, flattering and modest— just like the traditional dress.
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Safari Live - Day 368 PIPE...
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Poetic performance and...
they said that you would shred all over me that they could see right through you that you were full of hot air then I would always be chasing always watching you disappear after sleeker models that
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The lost art of...
procreation is not the only purpose of marriage what about a lifelong mutual loving commitment that's really what marriage is about so with flutes with golf carts and even with a few sleek intested
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Safari Live - Day 178 PIPE...
are such beautiful cats they really are very sleek slim features child of the universe you all see these cats will stay in the in the area these these Cubs
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center of a trunk and laid down first other logs are split for the long sleek on planking is attached to the keel and
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Adorable Seal Pup Starts...
Surviving on his fat reserves as his downy fleece is replaced by a sleek coat
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What's in Conditioner? PIPE...
combinations usually work better than a single type alone and certain mixtures of quat's and fatty alcohols can form these extended gel networks that make the conditioners thicker and that brings me full circle back to truth in advertising look conditioner does what it says it's going to do it gives you sleek shiny
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Let's protect the oceans...
where you can actually go and see what these places look like. Our team is continuing to build new tools, this is our latest, this is the trident underwater drone, it's a diving submarine, it's sleek, you can fit it in a backpack, it can go down to 100 meters, deeper than most divers can go.
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The value of your...
If you, like me, sometimes worry about your own place in an automated future, you have a few options. You can try to compete with the machines. You can work long hours, you can turn yourself into a sleek, efficient productivity machine. Or you can focus on your humanity
Video examples
Can you outsmart the...
and will pose an increasing threat to humanity in the future. Well, well. That’s unusually prescient for a human. Looking for a wedding dress? Try a new take on a timeless classic. It’s sleek, flattering and modest— just like the traditional dress.
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Safari Live - Day 368 PIPE...
your question about hunting an Impala it is and like I said an ideal size and I'm all for horse honor to to UM to hunt mr. dennell very handsome Impaler indeed and they're also very sleek and good-looking
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Poetic performance and...
they said that you would shred all over me that they could see right through you that you were full of hot air then I would always be chasing always watching you disappear after sleeker models that
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The lost art of...
procreation is not the only purpose of marriage what about a lifelong mutual loving commitment that's really what marriage is about so with flutes with golf carts and even with a few sleek intested
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Safari Live - Day 178 PIPE...
are such beautiful cats they really are very sleek slim features child of the universe you all see these cats will stay in the in the area these these Cubs
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Watch: An Incredible...
center of a trunk and laid down first other logs are split for the long sleek on planking is attached to the keel and
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Adorable Seal Pup Starts...
Surviving on his fat reserves as his downy fleece is replaced by a sleek coat
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Beth Ditto
American Musician
Products are a must - full stop. I'm sorry to say it, but that bob won't look so sleek on its own - you need a little help. It doesn't have to be the high-end stuff that they sell in the salon. Products you find in the supermarket are just as good, and sometimes better.
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Jillian Hervey
American Musician
As a young girl, I definitely struggled with knowing what to do with my hair. I was just in a neighborhood that had mostly white people, and the hair norm was long and sleek and straight. My hair naturally was curly, and I didn't have that many references.
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Kobe Bryant
American Basketball Player
The Black Mamba collection of watches is me: It is my alter ego, so to speak. As I mentioned before, it is sharp, cutting edge and sleek which are characteristics I try to apply when I'm out there on the basketball court.
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Nadine Velazquez
American Actress
Something like 'The Matrix' would be ideal, something where it's super agents and wire work and special effects - not necessarily running from bombs and shooting people. Something more sleek, like an assassin.
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Kyle MacLachlan
American Actor
Dune' was like a giant machine, and it was hard to keep track of all the pieces, but 'Blue Velvet' was a very sleek, compact little experience.
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Candice Olson
Canadian Designer
It's great to design a beautiful, modern, sleek home like you'd see in a magazine. But if it doesn't suit your lifestyle, it's really wasted.
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Ivana Trump
Czechoslovakian Celebrity
As you get older, your tastes get simpler. I like a sleek evening dress with a pair of big earrings. That's all.
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Jil Sander
German Designer
We look our best in subdued colors, sophisticated cuts, and a general air of sleek understatement.
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Gabby Barrett
American Musician
If I had to define my style, I'd say edgy sleek.
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Mani Ratnam
Indian Director
I am a big fan of sleek action films.
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Beth Ditto
American Musician
Products are a must - full stop. I'm sorry to say it, but that bob won't look so sleek on its own - you need a little help. It doesn't have to be the high-end stuff that they sell in the salon. Products you find in the supermarket are just as good, and sometimes better.
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Jillian Hervey
American Musician
As a young girl, I definitely struggled with knowing what to do with my hair. I was just in a neighborhood that had mostly white people, and the hair norm was long and sleek and straight. My hair naturally was curly, and I didn't have that many references.
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Kobe Bryant
American Basketball Player
The Black Mamba collection of watches is me: It is my alter ego, so to speak. As I mentioned before, it is sharp, cutting edge and sleek which are characteristics I try to apply when I'm out there on the basketball court.
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Nadine Velazquez
American Actress
Something like 'The Matrix' would be ideal, something where it's super agents and wire work and special effects - not necessarily running from bombs and shooting people. Something more sleek, like an assassin.
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Kyle MacLachlan
American Actor
Dune' was like a giant machine, and it was hard to keep track of all the pieces, but 'Blue Velvet' was a very sleek, compact little experience.
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Candice Olson
Canadian Designer
It's great to design a beautiful, modern, sleek home like you'd see in a magazine. But if it doesn't suit your lifestyle, it's really wasted.
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Ivana Trump
Czechoslovakian Celebrity
As you get older, your tastes get simpler. I like a sleek evening dress with a pair of big earrings. That's all.
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Jil Sander
German Designer
We look our best in subdued colors, sophisticated cuts, and a general air of sleek understatement.
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Gabby Barrett
American Musician
If I had to define my style, I'd say edgy sleek.
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Mani Ratnam
Indian Director
I am a big fan of sleek action films.
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