slick

adj 1: having a smooth, gleaming surface; "glossy auburn hair";

"satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken

eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick

seals and otters" [syn: {glossy}, {satin(a)}, {satiny},

{sleek}, {silken}, {silky}, {silklike}]

2: made slick by e.g. ice or grease; "sidewalks slick with

ice"; "roads are slickest when rain has just started and

hasn't had time to wash away the oil"

3: having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a

slick commercial" [syn: {glib}, {pat}]

4: marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for

wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a

slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a

wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {dodgy}, {foxy},

{guileful}, {knavish}, {sly}, {tricksy}, {tricky}, {wily}]

n 1: a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the

tiller" [syn: {slickness}, {slipperiness}, {slip}]

2: a magazine printed on good quality paper [syn: {slick

magazine}]

3: a trowel used to make a surface slick

v 1: make slick or smooth [syn: {sleek}]

2: give a smooth and glossy appearance, as to one's hair [syn:

{slick down}, {sleek down}]

click

To press and release a {button} on a {mouse} or

other {pointing device}. This generates an {event}, also

specifying the screen position, which is processed by the

{window manager} or {application program}. On a mouse with

more than one button, the unqualified term usually implies

pressing the left-most button (with the right index finger),

other buttons would be qualified, e.g. "{right-click}".

{Keyboard} modifiers may also be used, e.g. "shift-click",

meaning to hold down the shift key on the keyboard while

clicking the mouse button.

If the mouse moves while the button is pressed then this is a

{drag}.

(1995-03-14)