silklike
Adjective Satellite
- having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
- "a silklike fabric"
Adj
- Synonym of silky, like silk.
Adjective
- Resembling silk in texture or appearance.
Examples
- The feel of the new Scrabble board was almost SILKLIKE, making tile placement a joy.
- The first artificial silk was cellulose-based rayon, known as viscose in Europe; DuPont's entirely synthetic nylon was insufficiently silklike at first to serve as a good substitute in fashion but quickly replaced Japanese silk for Allied military applications during World War II.
Origin / Etymology
From silk + -like, q.v.
Scrabble Score: 16
silklike: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsilklike: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
silklike: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
silklike: valid Words With Friends Word