Sleeks vs Steeks - What's the difference?
sleeks | steeks |
(sleek)
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Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy.
* Dryden
Not rough or harsh.
* Milton
That which makes smooth; varnish.
(steek)
(Scotland) A stitch.
*1934 , (Lewis Grassic Gibbon), Grey Granite'', Polygon 2006 (''A Scots Quair ), p. 565:
*:Ake Ogilvie told the tale the next day to Ma Cleghorn, Ma lying at rest in her bed, she'd gone to bed with a steek in her side and as lying fair wearied till Ake looked in.
A set of stitches used to fasten knitting together.
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As verbs the difference between sleeks and steeks
is that sleeks is (sleek) while steeks is (steek).As a noun steeks is
.sleeks
English
Verb
(head)sleek
English
Adjective
(er)- sleek hair
- So sleek her skin, so faultless was her make.
- Those rugged names to our like mouths grow sleek .