| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| smack | noun | A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade., Taste or flavor, esp. a slight taste or flavor; savor; tincture; as, a smack of bitter in the medicine. Also used figuratively., A small quantity; a taste., A loud kiss; a buss., A quick, sharp noise, as of the lips when suddenly separated, or of a whip., A quick, smart blow; a slap., As if with a smack or slap., To have a smack; to be tinctured with any particular taste., To have or exhibit indications of the presence of any character or quality., To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate; to kiss with a sharp noise; to buss., To make a noise by the separation of the lips after tasting anything., To kiss with a sharp noise; to buss., To open, as the lips, with an inarticulate sound made by a quick compression and separation of the parts of the mouth; to make a noise with, as the lips, by separating them in the act of kissing or after tasting., To make a sharp noise by striking; to crack; as, to smack a whip. |
| small | superl. | Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not great; not much; inconsiderable; as, a small man; a small river., Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business., Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; — sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean., Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space., Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud., In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly., Not loudly; faintly; timidly., The small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the leg or of the back., Smallclothes., Same as Little go. See under Little, a., To make little or less. |
| smalt | verb t. | A deep blue pigment or coloring material used in various arts. It is a vitreous substance made of cobalt, potash, and calcined quartz fused, and reduced to a powder. |
| smart | verb i. | To feel a lively, pungent local pain; — said of some part of the body as the seat of irritation; as, my finger smarts; these wounds smart., To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to suffer; to feel the sting of evil., To cause a smart in., Quick, pungent, lively pain; a pricking local pain, as the pain from puncture by nettles., Severe, pungent pain of mind; pungent grief; as, the smart of affliction., A fellow who affects smartness, briskness, and vivacity; a dandy., Smart money (see below)., Causing a smart; pungent; pricking; as, a smart stroke or taste., Keen; severe; poignant; as, smart pain., Vigorous; sharp; severe., Accomplishing, or able to accomplish, results quickly; active; sharp; clever., Efficient; vigorous; brilliant., Marked by acuteness or shrewdness; quick in suggestion or reply; vivacious; witty; as, a smart reply; a smart saying., Pretentious; showy; spruce; as, a smart gown., Brisk; fresh; as, a smart breeze. |
| smash | verb t. | To break in pieces by violence; to dash to pieces; to crush., To break up, or to pieces suddenly, as the result of collision or pressure., A breaking or dashing to pieces; utter destruction; wreck., Hence, bankruptcy. |