• Choose a category
• All
• Classic-Fiction

2 : a mass or column of smoke

3 : something (as a cigarette) to smoke; also : the act of smoking

— smoke·less adjective

— smoky adjective

2smoke verb smoked; smok·ing 1 : to emit smoke

2 : to inhale and exhale the fumes of burning tobacco; also : to use in smoking <~ a pipe>

3 : to stupefy or drive away by smoke

4 : to discolor with smoke

5 : to cure (as meat) with smoke

— smok·er noun

smoke detector noun : an alarm that sounds automatically when it detects smoke

smoke jumper noun : a forest firefighter who parachutes to locations otherwise difficult to reach

smoke screen noun 1 : a screen of smoke to hinder enemy observation

2 : something designed to obscure, confuse, or mislead

smoke·stack noun : a pipe or funnel through which smoke and gases are discharged

smol·der or smoul·der verb smol·dered or smoul·dered; smol·der·ing or smoul·der·ing 1 : to burn and smoke without flame

2 : to burn inwardly

— smolder noun

smooch verb : to touch or caress with the lips as a mark of affection : KISS

— smooch noun

1smooth adjective 1 : not rough or uneven

2 : not jarring or jolting

3 : BLAND, MILD

4 : fluent in speech and agreeable in manner

5 : free from difficulties or impediments

— smooth·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] even, flat, flush, level, plane—more at LEVEL

[4] debonair, sophisticated, suave, urbane—more at SUAVE

[5] easy, effortless, facile, fluent, fluid, light, painless, ready, simple, snap, soft—more at EASY

2smooth verb 1 : to make smooth

2 : to free from trouble or difficulty

Synonyms

[1] even, level, plane—more at EVEN

[1] buff, burnish, dress, gloss, grind, polish, rub, shine—more at POLISH

[2] ease, facilitate, loosen, unclog—more at EASE

smooth·ly adverb : in a smooth manner : without difficulties

Synonyms

easily, effortlessly, fluently, freely, handily, lightly, painlessly, readily—more at EASILY

smooth muscle noun : muscle with no cross striations that is typical of visceral organs (as the stomach and bladder) and is not under voluntary control

smoothy or smooth·ie noun, plural smooth·ies 1 : an artfully suave person

2 smoothie : a creamy beverage of fruit blended with juice, milk, or yogurt

s'more noun : a dessert of marshmallow and pieces of chocolate sandwiched between graham crackers

smor·gas·bord noun [ORIGIN: Sw smörgasbord, fr. smörgas open sandwich + bord table]

: a luncheon or supper buffet consisting of many foods

smote past and past participle of SMITE

1smother noun 1 : thick stifling smoke

2 : a dense cloud (as of fog or dust)

3 : a confused multitude of things

2smother verb smoth·ered; smoth·er·ing 1 : to be overcome by or die from lack of air

2 : to kill by depriving of air

3 : to suppress expression or knowledge of

4 : to cover thickly

Synonyms

[1, 2] choke, stifle, strangle, suffocate; also garrote, throttle; asphyxiate; drown

[3] choke, pocket, repress, stifle, strangle, suppress, swallow—more at SUPPRESS

SMSgt abbreviation senior master sergeant

1smudge verb smudged; smudg·ing : to soil or blur by rubbing or smearing

2smudge noun : a dirty or blurred spot

— smudgy adjective

smug adjective smug·ger; smug·gest : conscious of one's virtue and importance : SELF-SATISFIED

— smug·ly adverb

Synonyms

complacent, conceited, egotistic, important, overweening, pompous, prideful, proud, self-important, self-satisfied, stuck-up, vain—more at CONCEITED

smug·gle verb smug·gled; smug·gling 1 : to import or export secretly, illegally, or without paying the duties required by law

2 : to convey secretly

— smug·gler noun

smug·ness noun : the quality or state of being smug

Synonyms

complacence, conceit, ego, egotism, pride, self-conceit, self-esteem, self-importance, self-satisfaction, vainglory, vanity—more at COMPLACENCE

smut noun 1 : something (as soot) that smudges; also : SMUDGE, SPOT

2 : any of various destructive diseases of plants caused by fungi; also : a fungus causing smut

3 : indecent language