leek | (noun) related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves | - |
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(noun) plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum | Synonyms: Allium porrum, scallion |
sleek | (adjective) having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk | Synonyms: satiny, silken, silklike, silky, slick |
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(adjective) well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed | - |
(adjective) designed or arranged to offer the least resistance to fluid flow | Synonyms: aerodynamic, flowing, streamlined |
(verb) make slick or smooth | Synonyms: slick |