Words Starting With "S"

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Smooths

In informal language, to make something smooth means to make it easier and more pleasant or to remove any difficulties or problems. As a verb: - to make (an experience, situation, etc.) more enjoyable or less unpleasant As an adjective: - free from irregularities or roughness, sleek, even, and glossy. For example: - "The politician tried to smooth things over with his opponent." - "The new lubricant smooths out the rough engine." - "The smooth voice of the radio presenter made the music more enjoyable."

Smorgasbord

A smorgasbord is a large and varied selection of foods, often appetizers, served in a buffet style, allowing people to choose and help themselves. It can also refer to a wide range of activities or entertainment choices, similar to a buffet for the senses.

Smorgasbords

A smörgåsboard is a Swedish word that refers to a selection of various small dishes, often including a variety of meats, cheeses, breads, vegetables, and dips, served together in a festive and informal setting. The word "smörgås" is Swedish for "sandwich," and a smörgåsboard essentially means a board or table spread with an assortment of breads and toppings, but it's often much more than just sandwiches. Typically, a smörgåsboard includes an array of items such as: Meats: cold cuts, fish, sausage, and cheese Cheeses: an assortment of Swedish and other types Bread: crackers, flatbread, and other artisanal breads Vegetables: pickled vegetables, olives, and garnishes Dips: delicious spreads like hummus, tapenade, and more A smörgåsboard is often served at casual gatherings, parties, and social events, where guests can graze and mingle while sampling a variety of flavors and textures.

Smote

Smote: (past tense of "smote", usually used in poetic or literary contexts) 1. To strike or hit with great force or power. Example: "David smote Goliath with his stone." 2. (in Scottish and Northern English) To feast or dine lavishly, especially on meat. Example: "The ancient Hawaiians would smote on the feast day." In contemporary English, the word "smote" is mostly used in a humorous or ironic way, often to imitate archaic or poetic language.

Smother

The word "smother" can have several meanings depending on the context: 1. To suffocate or strangle someone or something, often by covering the nose and mouth with one's hand or object. Example: "The pillow smothered the cry for help." 2. To cover or envelop something completely, often with something soft or absorbent. Example: "The mother smothered her child with hugs and kisses." 3. To put out a fire or flames by depriving them of oxygen. Example: "The fire was smothered by the fire extinguisher." In general, the word "smother" implies a sense of suppression or covering, often with a sense of protection or suffocation.

Smothered

To be covered or completely surrounded by something, so that it envelops or suppresses completely; to choke or suffocate something. Example: She was smothered by the unforgiving criticism of the media. Alternatively, it can also mean to overcook food, usually meat, so that it is covered in a rich sauce and often served over a bed of rice. Example: The dish was a rich, smothered beef in a flavorful gravy.

Smothering

Smothering refers to the act of suffocating or choking someone or something by covering their head or mouth with a pillow or other object, thereby depriving them of oxygen. It can also be used figuratively to describe the act of overprotecting or covering someone or something so much that it becomes stifled or unable to function. In a broader sense, smothering can also describe a situation where someone or something is being overwhelmed or dominated in a way that is oppressive or suffocating. In a different context, smothering can also be used to describe a cooking technique where food is cooked with a covering, such as a lid or foil, to retain moisture and heat.

Smothers

To overwhelm or extinguish something, typically fire, by suffocating it.

Smoulder

To burn or be on fire, but with a low flame that is not very intense. Example: "The fire had been smouldering for hours, but the flames had not spread." (Note: The word can also be used figuratively to describe a situation or feeling that continues to cause tension or emotion, but remains irritrant or uncomfortable.)

Smouldered

Past participle of "smoulder", which means: to smolder (slowly and quietly burn) to remain smoldering, with a continued, often barely perceptible, warm or smoky feeling, often used in figurative contexts. Example: "Her resentment smoldered beneath her polite surface."

Smouldering

Adj. - slowly and quietly burning or smoldering, usually with a small amount of smoke; indicating a strong but controlled passion or anger.

Smoulders

To smoulder means to burn slowly and quietly, making a steady but small amount of smoke. It can also refer to a feeling of quiet anger or resentment that is slowly building up.

Smouldry

Sulky or sultry; sullen; gloomy; having a displeased or sulky air.

Sms

SMS stands for Short Message Service. It is a text messaging service component of phone, Internet, and mobile communications systems.

Smudge

To leave a small smudge or smear of something, such as food or makeup, on the surface of something else, typically through careless handling.

Smudged

To be blurry, unclear, or disfigured, typically because of smudging or smearing. The word "smudged" can also refer to having dirt or stains on one's face, often caused by crying or rubbing away tears, causing black streaks or marks.

Smudges

Small marks or spots, usually soft and blurred, made on a surface, for example on a mirror or a clean surface, by touching or moving something on it while it is not yet dry.

Smudging

The verb "smudging" means to remove or remove impurities by applying a substance, often a fragrant powder or waxy resin, to an object, surface, or atmosphere. This is often done for spiritual, ceremonial, or medicinal purposes, to purify and cleanse. In a broader sense, smudging can also refer to the act of deliberately creating a cloud of smoke or particles around oneself or an object, often to create a dramatic or atmospheric effect. In everyday language, smudging can also mean to move or pass a hand gently across a surface to remove or erase something, often a written or drawn mark.

Smudgy

Dirty or discolored with a mark, stain, or patch of soiling, typically caused by fingerprints or smudging.

Smug

Having or showing an excessive pride in one's achievements or possessions, often to an annoying or offensive degree.

Smuggle

To secretly take or bring something, especially goods or people, into or out of a place without permission or official control.

Smuggled

The word "smuggled" is the past tense of the verb "smuggle", which means to secretly and often illegally import, export, or transport goods, people, or information, often avoiding taxes or customs officials, by means of concealment or deception.

Smuggler

A person who secretly transports goods, such as illegal or prohibited items, across a border or into a restricted area, often in order to avoid paying taxes or to evade detection.

Smugglers

A person who secretly imports or exports goods, such as drugs, cigarettes, or liquor, often evading taxes or regulations.

Smuggles

To smuggle means to secretly and often illegally carry or transport goods, people, or animals from one place to another, often evading taxes, customs, or other regulations.

Smuggling

The act of secretly and illegally moving goods (especially prohibited or controlled items, such as narcotics, weapons, or currency) past law enforcement or customs officials, often through clandestine means. Example: "The authorities caught the smugglers attempting to transport cocaine across the border." Meaning can also extend to transporting people, often in a clandestine or secretive manner: Example: "The refugees risked their lives to smuggle into the country, escaping war and persecution in their homeland."

Smugly

In a self-satisfied and often insincere way, with a sense of pride or complacency, often in a way that irritates others. Meaning: Having or showing an air of self-satisfaction, often in a way that is annoying to others. Example: He smiled smugly at his success, but his friends found it arrogant.

Smugness

A sense of self-satisfaction and satisfaction with oneself, often excessive or annoyingly so, usually because of a feeling of superiority or being better than others. It can be perceived as condescending or arrogant.

Smut

Smut refers to: 1. Offensive or pornographic literature, particularly in printed or published form. 2. Soil or dirt, especially in reference to its quality or composition. 3. Dirt or stain, especially one considered to be a minor defect in a fabric or surface. In a broader sense, smut can also mean vile, disgusting, or unrefined conduct.

Smutty

Smutty refers to something that is dirty, indecent, or obscene in a playful or humorous way, often used to describe writing, language, or content that is racy or witty but not genuinely graphic or explicit.

Smyrna

Meaning: Firstly, I would like to note that "Smyrna" can refer to two different things. 1. Influence: Smyrna can be an adjective that describes something as being derived from or related to the city of Smyrna, which is an ancient name for the city of İzmir in Turkey. Smyrna is often associated with elegance, luxury, and refinement, evoking images of high-quality goods. 2. Another word: Furthermore, Smyrna is a given name of Greek origin. As a name, it is associated with the word for myrrh, a fragrant resin, hence the first meaning of smyrna can imply a sweet and pleasant aroma. 3. Daniel Smyrna: Daniel Smyrna, an 18th-century British historian. 4. Smyrna, the biblical city: The term Smyrna is also used in The Book of Revelation in the New Testament, Smyrna is one of the seven churches that received letters from Jesus Christ via an angel, implying that the city was spiritually important.

Smyrniot

Smyrniot refers to a person from Smyrna (now known as İzmir in modern-day Turkey).

Smyrnium

Smyrnium refers to a genus of plants in the carrot family (Apiaceae).

Smyth

The surname "Smyth" can have multiple meanings, depending on the context. Here are a few possible interpretations: 1. Derived from the surname: Smyth is of Irish and Scottish origin, and it is an anglicized form of the Gaelic surname "Ó Smaithimhin," which means "descendant of Smaithimhin," a personal name that is thought to be derived from the word "smaothimhin," meaning " checker or spatial reckoner." 2. Historical: In Ireland and Scotland, the surname Smyth was originally a patronymic surname, meaning that it was derived from the name of a father or ancestor. In this context, the word "smyth" means "smith" or "blacksmith." 3. Geographical: In some cases, "Smyth" can be a toponymic surname, meaning that it is derived from a place name. For example, there is a village called Smeth in Staffordshire, England, which may be the origin of the surname. 4. Currency: In finance, smyth is another spelling of the term "smith," which can refer to a Middle English unit of currency.

Smythe

Smythe is a surname of English origin that is derived from the Old English words "smiþ" or "smid," meaning "blacksmith."

Snack-bar

A snack bar is a business that sells a variety of snacks and light meals to customers for immediate consumption.

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