Liquid
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid. An l or r sound.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure. Of an asset, easily sold or disposed of without losing value. Of a market, having sufficient trading activity to make buying or selling easy.
Example sentence: I started school in the autumn term of 1949 when there was a tomato glut. We had tomatoes in every form known to God, man or beast - and they were all equally detestable. When you pushed them with your fork, a warmish liquid spurted forth. It was rather like sort of bursting a boil.
Smooth
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Something which is smooth or easy.A smoothing action.A domestic animal having a smooth coat.A member of an anti-hippie fashion movement in 1970s Britain.The analysis obtained through a smoothing procedure.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents.bland; glibsuave; sophisticatednatural; unconstrainedunbrokenplacid, calm.Lacking projections or indentations; not serrated.Not grainy; having an even texture.Having a pleasantly rounded flavor; neither rough nor astringent.Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function's domain.Lacking marked aspiration.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make smooth.To capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise.
Example sentence: Trajectories aren't linear. Life's just a roller coaster. If you're getting a chance to do cool stuff, and it's varied stuff, just enjoy it. I guess I'm a believer in the randomness of life rather than it being a linear trajectory or an arc, a consistent smooth arc, towards anything.