📖 S — The English dictionary · page 60

smash — Everyday, meaning 1: To smash something is to break it into many pieces with force and noise.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To smash into something is to hit it very hard, like a car smashing into a wall.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In tennis or badminton, a smash is a hard hit downwards.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A smash or «smash hit» is a very big success, like a hit song or film.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: To smash a record is to beat it by a lot.↗ Example: The glass fell and smashed on the floor.↗ · A ball smashed the window.↗ · The car smashed into a lamppost, but nobody was hurt.↗ · She won the point with a great smash.↗ · The film was a smash hit.↗ · He smashed the school record for the long jump.↗ · Don't touch smashed glass with your hands.↗ · The waves smashed against the rocks.↗ · He smashed the egg, and Koshchei the Deathless died.↗

smasher — Everyday, meaning 1: (UK, informal, old-fashioned) A person or thing that is wonderful, very nice or very attractive: «She's a smasher».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A person or thing that smashes or breaks things, e.g. a can smasher or a record smasher.↗ Example: Thanks for the help, you're a smasher!↗ · Grandad said the new puppy was a little smasher.↗ · That goal was a real smasher!↗ · The can smasher squashes tins for recycling.↗ · She's a record smasher — she broke the school record three times.↗ · "What a smasher of a day!" said Nan, looking at the blue sky.↗

smear — Everyday, meaning 1: To spread something soft, sticky or oily over a surface, often messily.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (noun) A dirty mark made by something rubbed on a surface.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To make a mark blurry by rubbing, like smudging ink.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To spread false or unfair stories to damage someone's good name: «a smear campaign».↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (medicine) A small sample of cells taken on a slide for testing; in the UK a «smear test» is a health check for grown-up women.↗ Example: She smeared butter on her toast.↗ · There was a smear of chocolate on his cheek.↗ · Don't touch the wet paint, or you'll smear it.↗ · The window was covered in greasy smears.↗ · The politician said the story was a smear.↗ · Mum went to the doctor for a routine smear test.↗ · We put a smear of pond water on a slide and looked at it under the microscope.↗ · The Flies were quickly smeared from head to foot with honey.↗

smell — Everyday, meaning 1: To notice something with your nose.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To give off a smell.↗ e.g. "The flowers smell sweet."↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To have a bad smell.↗ e.g. "Your socks smell!"↗ Everyday, meaning 4: As a noun, what you notice with your nose.↗ e.g. "a smell of smoke".↗ Everyday, meaning 5: As a noun, the sense of smelling.↗ Example: I can smell cookies baking.↗ · Roses smell lovely.↗ · Dogs have a great sense of smell.↗ · If you smell gas, get out and tell an adult.↗ · The milk smells bad, so don't drink it.↗ · There's a smell of smoke in the kitchen!↗ · Smell this cheese.↗ · I smell a rat.↗ · Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereof, he shall be cut off from his people.'↗ (Torah EXO.30.38, JPS 1917)↗ · And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.↗ (Torah DEU.4.28, JPS 1917)↗ · And I will make your cities a waste, and will bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours.↗ (Torah LEV.26.31, JPS 1917)↗ · They have ears, but they hear not; noses have they, but they smell not; (Writings PSA.115.6, JPS 1917)↗ · Thy lips, O my bride, drop honey — honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.↗ (Writings SNG.4.11, JPS 1917)↗ · How fair is thy love, my sister, my bride! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all manner of spices!↗ (Writings SNG.4.10, JPS 1917)↗

smellest — Early Modern English, meaning 1: «smellest» means «you smell», a form of «smell».↗ e.g. To notice something with your nose.↗ Example: Thou smellest of wood smoke and cattle--altogether like a man already.↗ (The Jungle Book)

smelly — Everyday, meaning 1: Having a bad, strong smell.↗ e.g. "smelly socks".↗ Example: Take your smelly football boots outside!↗ · The bin was very smelly in the heat.↗ · Some cheeses are smelly but tasty.↗ · My brother's room is smelly.↗ · The dog was smelly after rolling in mud.↗ · Durian is a very smelly fruit.↗ · Wash your gym kit so it is not smelly.↗

smelt — Everyday, meaning 1: (UK) Past form of smell: noticed a smell, or gave off a smell.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To heat rock (ore) until the metal in it melts out.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A small silver fish found in the sea and lakes.↗ Example: The kitchen smelt of fresh bread.↗ · I smelt smoke and called for help.↗ · The dog smelt something in the bushes.↗ · People smelted iron in hot furnaces.↗ · Copper is smelted from rocks called ore.↗ · We caught smelt in the lake.↗ · I smelt it; it smelt honey.↗ · Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts: Behold, I will smelt them, and try them; for how else should I do, because of the daughter of My people?↗ (Prophets JER.9.6, JPS 1917)↗

smidge — Everyday, meaning 1: (informal) A very small amount of something: «a smidge of butter».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal) A little bit, slightly: «a smidge too long».↗ Example: Can I have just a smidge of ketchup?↗ · The skirt is a smidge too long.↗ · Add a smidge of salt to the soup.↗ · I'm a smidge tired after the walk.↗ · «Just a smidge of cake,» said Dad, taking a huge slice.↗ · Move the picture a smidge to the left.↗

smile — Everyday, meaning 1: To smile means to make your mouth curve up at the ends, often showing your teeth, because you are happy, friendly or amused.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A smile is that happy look on your face.↗ Example: She smiled at me when I came into the classroom.↗ · Smile for the photo!↗ · The baby gave a big smile.↗ · His kind words put a smile on my face.↗ · I smiled back at the new girl.↗ · The fox gave a sly smile in the story.↗ · Even when he was nervous, he tried to smile.↗ · A smile is a friendly way to say hello.↗ · But the Skin Horse only smiled.↗

smiley — Everyday, meaning 1: Smiley means smiling a lot, cheerful.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A smiley is a little smiling face drawn or typed, like :-) or an emoji.↗ Example: The teacher drew a smiley on my work.↗ · She's a very smiley baby.↗ · Put a smiley at the end of your message.↗ · I got three smiley stickers today.↗ · The waiter was friendly and smiley.↗

smilingly — Everyday, meaning 1: Smilingly means while smiling, in a smiling and friendly way.↗ Example: The teacher smilingly handed out the prizes.↗ · «Of course you may,» she said smilingly.↗ · The Rat smilingly shook his head.↗ · The shopkeeper smilingly waved goodbye.↗ · He nodded smilingly at the baby.↗ · The Cheshire Cat looked smilingly down from the tree.↗ · ‘What will they add?’ she smilingly asked.↗

smirk — Everyday, meaning 1: To smirk is to smile in a smug, silly or unkind way, often because you think you are cleverer than someone or are pleased about their bad luck.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A smirk is a smile like that.↗ Example: The bully smirked when I dropped my books.↗ · «I told you so,» she said with a smirk.↗ · Wipe that smirk off your face and say sorry.↗ · The villain smirked as he locked the door.↗ · He tried not to smirk when the teacher got the answer wrong.↗ · There was a little smirk on the cat's face after it stole the fish.↗ · Her smirk showed she knew the secret.↗ · They smirked at each other and rubbed their hands.↗

smite — Everyday, meaning 1: (old use) To smite is to hit hard with a blow.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (old use) To smite is to strike down or defeat an enemy.↗ Early Modern English, meaning 1: To hit hard, or to strike down and destroy.↗ Example: Lay hold of the sword and smite the Troll dead.↗ · The knight smote the dragon with his sword.↗ · Shame on you for trying to smite my friend.↗ · 'Harass the Midianites, and smite them; (Torah NUM.25.17, JPS 1917)↗ · The LORD will smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart.↗ (Torah DEU.28.28, JPS 1917)↗ · And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs.↗ (Torah EXO.8.2, JPS 1917)↗ · Three times did Joash smite him, and recovered the cities of Israel.↗ (Prophets 2KI.13.25, JPS 1917)↗ · The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.↗ (Writings PSA.121.6, JPS 1917)↗ · And I will beat to pieces his adversaries before him, and smite them that hate him.↗ (Writings PSA.89.24, JPS 1917)↗ · 'Harass the Midianites, and smite them;↗ (Torah NUM.25.17, JPS 1917) · Then the King’s daughter said: ‘Shame on you thus to smite the beloved of my heart.↗ (The Red Fairy Book) · Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour in secret.↗ (Torah DEU.27.24, JPS 1917)

smith — Everyday, meaning 1: A person who makes and shapes things out of metal, especially iron (a blacksmith) or gold (a goldsmith).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Smith is one of the most common family names in English-speaking countries.↗ Example: The smith hammered the hot iron into a horseshoe.↗ · My best friend's surname is Smith.↗ · A locksmith helped us when we lost our key.↗ · The goldsmith made a beautiful ring.↗ · In the old village, the smith worked next to the inn.↗ · Jamie Smith is in my class.↗ · So the smith forged her two iron teeth.↗ · Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said: 'Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears'; (Prophets 1SA.13.19, JPS 1917)↗ · Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the fire of coals, and bringeth forth a weapon for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.↗ (Prophets ISA.54.16, JPS 1917)↗ · after that Jeconiah the king, and the queen-mother, and the officers, and the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the craftsmen, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem; (Prophets JER.29.2, JPS 1917)↗

smithy — Everyday, meaning 1: A smithy is a workshop where a smith heats and hammers iron, often making or mending horseshoes and tools.↗ Example: The horse was shod at the village smithy.↗ · The boy came out of the smithy again.↗ · The smithy was hot from the big fire.↗

smitten — Everyday, meaning 1: (old use) Smitten means hit hard or struck down.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Smitten with means suddenly and strongly in love with someone, or very keen on something.↗ Early Modern English, meaning 1: Hit hard or struck down.↗ Example: He was smitten with Charlotte from the first day.↗ · Each man was smitten down in the battle.↗ · She is smitten with her new puppy.↗ · And seven days were fulfilled, after that the LORD had smitten the river.↗ (Torah EXO.7.25, JPS 1917)↗ · But the wheat and the spelt were not smitten; for they ripen late. — (Torah EXO.9.32, JPS 1917)↗ · Go not up, for the LORD is not among you; that ye be not smitten down before your enemies.↗ (Torah NUM.14.42, JPS 1917)↗ · So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten.↗ (Prophets JDG.20.36, JPS 1917)↗ · Hath He smitten him as He smote those that smote him?↗ (Prophets ISA.27.7, JPS 1917)↗ · Why hast Thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us?↗ (Prophets JER.14.19, JPS 1917)↗ · And seven days were fulfilled, after that the LORD had smitten the river.↗ (Torah EXO.7.25, JPS 1917) · "At that time he was quite smitten with Charlotte.↗ (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) · But the wheat and the spelt were not smitten; for they ripen late. —↗ (Torah EXO.9.32, JPS 1917)

smock — Everyday, meaning 1: A smock is a loose outer garment, like a long overall, worn over other clothes to keep them clean.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (old use) A smock was a loose linen shirt worn by country people.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In tales, a fine smock is a rich silk garment with gold embroidery.↗ Example: Painters wear a smock to keep paint off their clothes.↗ · He hid the pig under his smock.↗ · Eight silken smocks were embroidered with gold.↗

smog — Everyday, meaning 1: Dirty, smoky, foggy air over a city, caused by pollution from cars, factories and fires, often mixed with fog.↗ Example: The city was covered in thick brown smog.↗ · On smog days, children with asthma should stay inside.↗ · Smog comes from car fumes and factory smoke.↗ · London once had a terrible smog that lasted for days.↗ · We couldn't see the mountains through the smog.↗ · Cleaner cars help reduce smog.↗

smoke — Everyday, meaning 1: The grey, black or white cloud that rises from something burning.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: As a verb, to give off smoke.↗ e.g. "The chimney is smoking."↗ Everyday, meaning 3: As a verb, to breathe in smoke from a cigarette or pipe.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: As a verb, to keep fish or meat in smoke to give flavour.↗ e.g. "smoked salmon".↗ Everyday, meaning 5: When a horse runs very hard, it sweats so much that steam rises from its body, looking like smoke.↗ Example: Smoke came out of the chimney.↗ · If there is smoke, crawl low to get out.↗ · The smoke alarm beeped.↗ · Smoking is bad for your lungs.↗ · Smoke rises because it is hot.↗ · The toast is burning — I can see smoke!↗ · Our plans went up in smoke.↗ · This is a no-smoking area.↗ · The horses ran till they smoked.↗ · And the fat of the sin-offering shall he make smoke upon the altar.↗ (Torah LEV.16.25, JPS 1917)↗ · And every meal-offering of the priest shall be wholly made to smoke; it shall not be eaten.↗ (Torah LEV.6.23, JPS 1917)↗ · And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he made the fat smoke upon the altar.↗ (Torah LEV.9.20, JPS 1917)↗ · Why doth Thine anger smoke against the flock of Thy pasture?↗ (Writings PSA.74.1, JPS 1917)↗ · Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot and burning rushes.↗ (Writings JOB.41.12, JPS 1917)↗ · For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as a hearth.↗ (Writings PSA.102.4, JPS 1917)↗