bait vs smooth

bait

adj
  • Obvious; blatant. 

  • Well-known; famous; renowned. 

verb
  • To intentionally annoy, torment, or threaten by constant rebukes or threats; to harass. 

  • (of a person) To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment during a journey. 

  • To attract with bait; to entice. 

  • (of a horse or other animal) To take food, especially during a journey. 

  • To set dogs on (an animal etc.) to bite or worry; to attack with dogs, especially for sport. 

  • To affix bait to a trap or a fishing hook or fishing line. 

noun
  • Food containing poison or a harmful additive to kill animals that are pests. 

  • A light or hasty luncheon. 

  • A packed lunch. 

  • A post intended to get a rise out of others. 

  • Anything which allures; something used to lure or entice someone or something into doing something 

  • A small meal taken mid-morning while farming. 

  • Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net. 

  • A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment. 

  • A miner's packed meal. 

smooth

adj
  • Bland; glib. 

  • Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain. 

  • Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; fluent. 

  • Natural; unconstrained. 

  • Not grainy; having an even texture. 

  • Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents. 

  • Involuntary and non-striated. 

  • That factors completely into small prime numbers. 

  • Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough. 

  • Unbroken. 

  • Lacking marked aspiration. 

  • Lacking projections or indentations; not serrated. 

  • Placid, calm. 

  • Having a pleasantly rounded flavor; neither rough nor astringent. 

  • Suave; sophisticated. 

adv
  • Smoothly. 

noun
  • The analysis obtained through a smoothing procedure. 

  • Something that is smooth, or that goes smoothly and easily. 

  • A domestic animal having a smooth coat. 

  • A member of an anti-hippie fashion movement in 1970s Britain. 

  • A smoothing action. 

verb
  • To make smooth or even. 

  • To make straightforward or easy. 

  • To stroke; especially to stroke an animal's fur. 

  • To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure; to press, to flatten. 

  • To calm or palliate. 

  • To capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise. 

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