* Adjective: Describes a noun. Example: "The surface of the table is smooth."
* Verb: Means to make something smooth. Example: "She smoothed the wrinkles out of her dress."
* Adverb: Modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. Example: "The car drove smoothly down the road."
To determine the part of speech, you need to consider the context of the sentence.