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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsmoothlysmooth‧ly /ˈsmuːðli/ ○○○ adverb 1 FLATin a steady way, without stopping and starting again Traffic ... smoothly Wordfamily (noun) smoothnesssmoothie (adjective) smooth (verb) smooth (adverb) smoothlyFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishsmoothlysmooth‧ly/ˈsmuːðli/●○○adverb    1FLATinasteadyway,withoutstoppingandstartingagain  Trafficflowedsmoothly.2SUCCEEDINDOINGsomethingifaplannedevent,pieceofworketcgoessmoothly,therearenoproblemstospoilit  It’lltakeaboutthreehoursifeverythinggoessmoothly.  Donnakeepstheofficerunningsmoothly.3ifyousaysomethingsmoothly,yousayitinacalmandconfidentway  ‘Alltakencareof,’hesaidsmoothly.4inawaythatproducesasmoothsurface  Thejacketfitsmoothlyoverherhips.ExamplesfromtheCorpussmoothly•Practicethescalesuntilyoucanplaythemsmoothly.•Sofasterwageriseswereneededifthesystemwastofunctionsmoothly.•Thiselicitedsqueals,laughterandelaboratepay-backschemes,alltoleratedonlyaslongastheworkcontinuedsmoothly.•Whilepastcease-firesandattemptsatdisarmamenthavefailed,thecurrentpeaceprocesshasgonerelativelysmoothly.•Withone-waystreets,carswillmovemoresmoothlyandrapidlythroughtheneighborhood.•Thoughthecourtviewisrenderedwellandrotatessmoothly,thereisoneminorflaw.•Whilemostofthedaywentsmoothly,thereweremomentsoftensionamongsomeoftheofficers.•ThetrainranonsmoothlytowardsChanceryLane.runningsmoothly•Butit'sjusttokeepthingsrunningsmoothly.•Tiny,energetic,imaginative,shedroveadvertisingsalestoever-newheightsandkeptthebusinessdepartmentsrunningsmoothly.•TodayRiboli,hiswifeMaddalenaandtheirchildrenkeepthewineryrunningsmoothly.•Oncetheengineisrunningsmoothly,abackfirecanbedramatic.•MyjobasdutyofficerinvolveskeepingTeessideAirportrunningsmoothlyatalltimes.•Likeeveryotherbusiness,itneedsgoodmanagementtokeepitrunningsmoothly,especiallyduringtimesofchange.•Yes,thingswererunningsmoothlyoncemore.•BackuppoweratbridgeBackuppowersystemskepttheGoldenGateBridgetollplazarunningsmoothlywithnodelaysonthebridge. Exercises Exercises Vocabularyexerciseshelpyoutolearnsynonyms,collocationsandidioms. IntermediateandAdvancedlevelgrammarpracticewithprogresstests. Listeningandpronunciation,exampreparationandmore! Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Occult Tastes Navy Judaism Seealltopics Wordoftheday knead topressamixtureofflourandwatermanytimeswithyourhands



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