slicks

noun

1. A covering of liquid, particularly oil.

   Careful in turn three — there's an oil slick on the road.

2. Someone who is clever and untrustworthy.

3. A tool used to make something smooth or even.

4. A tire with a smooth surface instead of a tread pattern, often used in auto racing.

   You'll go much faster if you put on slicks.

5. A helicopter.

6. A camera-ready image to be used by a printer. The "slick" is photographed to produce a negative image which is then used to burn a positive offset plate or other printing device.

   The project was delayed because the slick had not been delivered to the printer.

7. A wide paring chisel used in joinery.