Velvet
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To coat raw meat in starch, then in oil, preparatory to frying
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side. Very fine fur, including the skin and fur on a deer's antlers.
Example sentence: Don't be afraid to mix things up by pairing a military-style jacket with a velvet skirt, vintage with modern, off-the-rack with couture, formal with casual.
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: It's never paid to bet against America. We come through things, but its not always a smooth ride.