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[2] bang, bash, bump, collide, crash, hit, impact, knock, ram, slam, strike, swipe, thud—more at HIT

smat·ter·ing noun 1 : superficial knowledge

2 : a small scattered number or amount

Synonyms

few, handful, sprinkle, sprinkling—more at FEW

1smear noun 1 : a spot left by an oily or sticky substance

2 : material smeared on a surface (as of a microscope slide)

2smear verb 1 : to overspread esp. with something oily or sticky

2 : SMUDGE, SOIL

3 : to injure by slander or insults

Synonyms

[1] daub; also coat, paint, plaster; grease, oil; gum, lard, pitch, tar; begrime, besmirch, blacken, dirty, foul, grime, mire, muddy, smirch, smudge, soil, stain, sully

[3] blacken, defame, libel, malign, slander, traduce, vilify—more at SLANDER

1smell verb smelled or smelt ; smell·ing 1 a : to perceive the odor of by sense organs of the nose

b : to detect as if with the nose

2 : to have or give off an odor

Synonyms

[1a] nose, scent, sniff, whiff; also breathe, drink (in), inhale

[1b] feel, perceive, scent, see, sense, taste—more at FEEL

2smell noun 1 : the property of a thing that affects the olfactory organs : ODOR, SCENT

2 : the process or power of perceiving odor; also : the special sense by which one perceives odor

3 : an act of smelling

Synonyms

odor, redolence, scent, sniff; also whiff; aroma, bouquet, fragrance, perfume; ambrosia, lusciousness, savor, spice, tang; acridness, foulness, rancidity, rankness, stench, stink; incense, musk

smelling salts noun plural : an aromatic preparation used as a stimulant and restorative (as to relieve faintness)

smelly adjective : having a usu. bad smell

Synonyms

fetid, foul, fusty, malodorous, musty, noisome, rank, reeky, strong—more at MALODOROUS

1smelt noun, plural smelts or smelt : any of a family of small food fishes of coastal or fresh waters that are related to the trouts and salmons

2smelt verb : to melt or fuse (ore) in order to separate the metal; also : REFINE

smelt·er noun 1 : one that smelts

2 : an establishment for smelting

smid·gen also smid·geon or smid·gin noun : a small amount : BIT

smi·lax noun 1 : any of various mostly climbing and prickly plants related to the lilies

2 : an ornamental plant related to the asparagus

1smile verb smiled; smil·ing 1 : to look with a smile

2 : to be favorable

3 : to express by a smile

2smile noun : a change of facial expression to express amusement, pleasure, or affection

smil·ey adjective : exhibiting a smile : frequently smiling

1smirch verb 1 : to make dirty or stained

2 : to bring disgrace on

Synonyms

[1] befoul, begrime, besmirch, blacken, dirty, foul, grime, mire, muddy, soil, stain—more at DIRTY

[2] abase, debase, degrade, demean, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, lower, shame, take down—more at HUMBLE

2smirch noun 1 : a dirty blurred mark or blot

2 : something that tarnishes a reputation

Synonyms

blot, brand, spot, stain, stigma, taint—more at STAIN

smirk verb : to wear a self-conscious or conceited smile : SIMPER

— smirk noun

smite verb smote ; smit·ten or smote; smit·ing 1 : to strike heavily; also : to kill by striking

2 : to affect as if by a heavy blow

smith noun : a worker in metals; especially : BLACKSMITH

smith·er·eens noun plural [ORIGIN: perh. fr. Ir smidiríní]

: FRAGMENTS, BITS

smithy noun, plural smith·ies 1 : a smith's workshop

2 : BLACKSMITH

1smock noun : a loose garment worn over other clothes as a protection

2smock verb : to gather (cloth) in regularly spaced tucks

— smock·ing noun

smog noun [ORIGIN: blend of smoke and fog]

: a thick haze caused by the action of sunlight on air polluted by smoke and automobile exhaust fumes

Synonyms

fog, haze, mist, murk, soup—more at HAZE

smog·gy adjective smog·gi·er; -est : characterized by or abounding in smog

Synonyms

cloudy, foggy, hazy, misty, murky, soupy—more at HAZY

1smoke noun 1 : the gas from burning material (as coal, wood, or tobacco)