Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter S - Page 103
Smoulder (v. t.) To smother; to suffocate; to choke. [Obs.] -- Holinshed. Palsgrave.
Smolder (n.) Alt. of Smoulder
Smoulder (n.) Smoke; smother. [Obs.]
The smolder stops our nose with stench. -- Gascoigne.
Smolder (n.) 悶燒，悶燃 [the S] A fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame; "the smoulder suddenly became a blaze" [syn: {smoulder}, {smolder}].
Smolder (v.) Burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire" [syn: {smolder}, {smoulder}].
Smolder (v.) Have strong suppressed feelings [syn: {smolder}, {smoulder}].
Smoldering (a.) Alt. of Smouldering
Smouldering (a.) Being in a state of suppressed activity; quiet but not dead.
Some evil chance Will make the smoldering scandal break and blaze. -- Tennyson. Smolderingness
Smoldering (a.) Showing scarcely suppressed anger; "her tone was...conversational although...her eyes were smoldering"- James Hensel [syn: {smoldering}, {smouldering}].
Smolderingness (n.) Alt. of Smoulderingness
Smoulderingness (n.) The state of smoldering.
Smoldry (a.) Alt. of Smouldry
Smouldry (a.) Smoldering; suffocating; smothery.
Smolt (n.) A young salmon two or three years old, when it has acquired its silvery color.
Smooch (v. t.) See Smutch.
Smoor (v. t.) To suffocate or smother.
Smooth (a.) 平滑的，光滑的；平坦的；平靜的；平穩的；（運轉）滑順的；（事情）進行順利的；流暢的；柔軟的；溫和的，安詳的 Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points can be perceived by the touch; not rough; as, smooth glass; smooth porcelain.
The outlines must be smooth, imperceptible to the touch, and even, without eminence or cavities.
Smooth (a.) Evenly spread or arranged; sleek; as, smooth hair.
Smooth (a.) Gently flowing; moving equably; not ruffled or obstructed; as, a smooth stream.
Smooth (a.) Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; voluble; even; fluent.
The only smooth poet of those times. -- Milton.
Waller was smooth; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full-resounding line. -- Pope.
When sage Minerva rose, From her sweet lips smooth elocution flows. -- Gay.
Smooth (a.) Bland; mild; smoothing; fattering.
This smooth discourse and mild behavior oft Conceal a traitor. -- Addison.
Smooth (a.) (Mech. & Physics) Causing no resistance to a body sliding along its surface; frictionless.
Note: Smooth is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, smooth-bodied, smooth-browed, smooth-combed, smooth-faced, smooth-finished, smooth-gliding, smooth-grained, smooth-leaved, smooth-sliding, smooth-speaking, smooth-woven, and the like.
Syn: Even; plain; level; flat; polished; glossy; sleek; soft; bland; mild; soothing; voluble; flattering; adulatory; deceptive.
Smooth (adv.) 光滑地，平滑地；平穩地；圓滑地 Smoothly. -- Chaucer.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep. -- Shak.
Smooth (n.) The act of making smooth; a stroke which smooths. -- Thackeray.
Smooth (n.) That which is smooth; the smooth part of anything. "The smooth of his neck." -- Gen. xxvii. 16.
Smoothed (imp. & p. p.) of Smooth
Smoothing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Smooth
Smooth (v. t.) 使平滑；排除，消除；安撫，平息；使優雅 To make smooth; to make even on the surface by any means; as, to smooth a board with a plane; to smooth cloth with an iron.
Smooth (v. t.) To free from obstruction; to make easy.
Thou, Abelard! the last sad office pay, And smooth my passage to the realms of day. -- Pope.
Smooth (v. t.) To free from harshness; to make flowing.
In their motions harmony divine So smooths her charming tones that God's own ear Listens delighted. -- Milton.
Smooth (v. t.) To palliate; to gloze; as, to smooth over a fault.
Smooth (v. t.) To give a smooth or calm appearance to.
Each perturbation smoothed with outward calm. -- Milton.
Smooth (v. t.) To ease; to regulate. -- Dryden.
Smooth (v. i.) 變平和，變緩和 To flatter; to use blandishment.
Because I can not flatter and speak fair, Smile in men's faces, smooth, deceive and cog. -- Shak.
Compare: Blandishment
Blandishment (n.) (Often Blandishments) 勸誘；奉承A flattering or pleasing statement or action used as a means of gently persuading someone to do something.
‘The blandishments of the travel brochure.’
Smooth (a.) Having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror" [ant: {rough}, {unsmooth}].
Smooth (a.) Smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error" [syn: {politic}, {smooth}, {suave}, {bland}].
Smooth (a.) Of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth [ant: {rough}].
Smooth (a.) Smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina" [syn: {fluent}, {fluid}, {liquid}, {smooth}].
Smooth (a.) (Music) Without breaks between notes; smooth and connected; "a legato passage" [syn: {legato}, {smooth}] [ant: {disconnected}, {staccato}].
Smooth (a.) Of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence; "a smooth ride" [ant: {bumpy}, {jolting}, {jolty}, {jumpy}, {rocky}, {rough}].
Smooth (a.) Lacking obstructions or difficulties; "the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly".
Smooth (a.) (Of a body of water) Free from disturbance by heavy waves; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water" [syn: {placid}, {quiet}, {still}, {tranquil}, {smooth}, {unruffled}].
Smooth (n.) The act of smoothing; "he gave his hair a quick smooth" .
Smooth (v.) Make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood" [syn: {smooth}, {smoothen}] [ant: {roughen}].
Smooth (v.) Make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes" [syn: {polish}, {smooth}, {smoothen}, {shine}].
Smooth (v.) Free from obstructions; "smooth the way towards peace negotiations" [syn: {smooth}, {smooth out}].
Idiom:
As smooth as silk/ a baby's bottom Extremely smooth.
// Her skin was as smooth as silk.
Smoothbore (a.) Having a bore of perfectly smooth surface; -- distinguished from rifled.
Smoothbore (n.) A smoothbore firearm.
Smooth-chinned (a.) Having a smooth chin; beardless.
Smoothen (v. t.) To make smooth.
Smoother (n.) One who, or that which, smooths.
Smoothing (a. & n.) fr. Smooth, v.
Smoothly (adv.) 平滑地；流暢地；平穩地；順利地；圓滑地；口齒伶俐地 In a smooth manner.
Smoothly (adv.) With no problems or difficulties; "put the plans into effect quickly and smoothly"; "despite of some mishaps, everything went swimmingly" [syn: smoothly, swimmingly].
Smoothly (adv.) In a smooth and diplomatic manner; "`And now,' he said smoothly, `we will continue the conversation'".
Smoothness (n.) [U] 平滑；流暢；平靜；平穩；順利；圓滑；能說會道 Quality or state of being smooth.
Smoothness (n.) A texture without roughness; smooth to the touch; "admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs"; "some artists prefer the smoothness of a board" [ant: raggedness, roughness].
Smoothness (n.) Powerful and effective language; "his eloquence attracted a large congregation"; "fluency in spoken and written English is essential"; "his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police" [syn: eloquence, fluency, smoothness].
Smoothness (n.) The quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner [syn: suavity, suaveness, blandness, smoothness].
Smoothness (n.) The quality of having a level and even surface; "the water was a glassy smoothness"; "the weather system of the Pacific is determined by the uninterrupted smoothness of the ocean".
Smoothness (n.) The quality of being free from errors or interruptions; "the five-speed manual gearbox is smoothness personified".
Smooth-spoken (a.) Speaking smoothly; plausible; flattering; smooth-tongued.
Smooth-tongued (a.) Having a smooth tongue; plausible; flattering.
Smore (v. t.) To smother. See Smoor.
Smorzando (a.) Alt. of Smorsato
Smorsato (a.) Growing gradually fainter and softer; dying away; morendo.
Smote () imp. (& rare p. p.) of Smite.
Smite (v. t.) 重擊，猛打；把……打成 [O8]；擊敗；毀滅；懲罰；殺死 To strike; to inflict a blow upon with the hand, or with any instrument held in the hand, or with a missile thrown by the hand; as, to smite with the fist, with a rod, sword, spear, or stone.
Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. -- Matt. v. 39.
And David . . . took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead. -- 1 Sam. xvii. 49.
Smite (v. t.) To cause to strike; to use as an instrument in striking or hurling.
Prophesy, and smite thine hands together. -- Ezek. xxi. 14.
Saul . . . smote the javelin into the wall. -- 1 Sam. xix. 10.
Smite (v. t.) To destroy the life of by beating, or by weapons of any kind; to slay by a blow; to kill; as, to smite one with the sword, or with an arrow or other instrument.
Smite (v. t.) To put to rout in battle; to overthrow by war.
Smite (v. t.) To blast; to destroy the life or vigor of, as by a stroke or by some visitation.
The flax and the barly was smitten. -- Ex. ix. 31.
Smite (v. t.) To afflict; to chasten; to punish.
Let us not mistake God's goodness, nor imagine, because he smites us, that we are forsaken by him. -- Wake.
Smite (v. t.) To strike or affect with passion, as love or fear.
The charms that smite the simple heart. -- Pope.
Smit with the love of sister arts we came. -- Pope.
To smite off, To cut off.
To smite out, To knock out, as a tooth. -- Exod. xxi. 27.
To smite with the tongue, To reproach or upbraid; to revile. [Obs.] -- Jer. xviii. 18.
Smite (v. i.) 重擊，打 To strike; to collide; to beat. [Archaic]
The heart melteth, and the knees smite together. -- Nah. ii. 10.
Smite (n.) 〔口語〕打，打擊；【板球】猛擊；嘗試，企圖；一點兒 The act of smiting; a blow.
Smite (v.) Inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon.
Smite (v.) Affect suddenly with deep feeling; "He was smitten with love for this young girl".
Smite (v.) Cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague" [syn: afflict, smite].
Smoterlich (a.) Dirty; foul.
Smothered (imp. & p. p.) of Smother
Smothering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Smother
Smother (v. t.) To destroy the life of by suffocation; to deprive of the air necessary for life; to cover up closely so as to prevent breathing; to suffocate; as, to smother a child.
Smother (v. t.) To affect as by suffocation; to stife; to deprive of air by a thick covering, as of ashes, of smoke, or the like; as, to smother a fire.
Smother (v. t.) Hence, to repress the action of; to cover from public view; to suppress; to conceal; as, to smother one's displeasure.
Smother (v. i.) To be suffocated or stifled.
Smother (v. i.) To burn slowly, without sufficient air; to smolder.
Smother (v. t.) Stifling smoke; thick dust.
Smother (v. t.) A state of suppression.
Smotheriness (n.) The quality or state of being smothery.
Smotheringly (adv.) In a smothering manner.
Smothery (a.) Tending to smother; stifling.
Smouch (v. t.) To kiss closely.
Smouch (v. t.) To smutch; to soil; as, to smouch the face.
Smouch (n.) A dark soil or stain; a smutch.
Smoulder (v. i.) See Smolder.
Smouldry (a.) See Smoldry.
Smudge (n.) A suffocating smoke.
Smudge (n.) A heap of damp combustibles partially ignited and burning slowly, placed on the windward side of a house, tent, or the like, in order, by the thick smoke, to keep off mosquitoes or other insects.
Smudge (n.) That which is smeared upon anything; a stain; a blot; a smutch; a smear.
Smudged (imp. & p. p.) of Smudge
Smudging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Smudge
Smudge (v. t.) To stifle or smother with smoke; to smoke by means of a smudge.
Smudge (v. t.) To smear; to smutch; to soil; to blacken with smoke.
Smudginess (n.) The quality or state of being smudged, soiled, or blurred.
Smug (a.) Studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly precise; smooth and prim.
Smugged (imp. & p. p.) of Smug
Smugging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Smug
Smug (v. t.) To make smug, or spruce.
Smuggled (imp. & p. p.) of Smuggle
Smuggling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Smuggle
Smuggle (v. t.) To import or export secretly, contrary to the law; to import or export without paying the duties imposed by law; as, to smuggle lace.
Smuggle (v. t.) Fig.: To convey or introduce clandestinely.
Smuggle (v. i.) To import or export in violation of the customs laws.
Smuggler (n.) One who smuggles.
Smuggler (n.) A vessel employed in smuggling.
Compare: Smuggling
Smuggling (n.) 走私；偷運；smuggle 的動詞現在分詞、動名詞 The illegal movement of goods into or out of a country.
Smugly (adv.) In a smug manner.
Smugness (n.) The quality or state of being smug.
Smut (v. t.) Foul matter, like soot or coal dust; also, a spot or soil made by such matter.
Smut (v. t.) Bad, soft coal, containing much earthy matter, found in the immediate locality of faults.
Smut (v. t.) An affection of cereal grains producing a swelling which is at length resolved into a powdery sooty mass. It is caused by parasitic fungi of the genus Ustilago. Ustilago segetum, or U. Carbo, is the commonest kind; that of Indian corn is Ustilago maydis.
Smut (v. t.) Obscene language; ribaldry; obscenity.
Smutted (imp. & p. p.) of Smut
Smutting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Smut
Smut (v. t.) To stain or mark with smut; to blacken with coal, soot, or other dirty substance.
Smut (v. t.) To taint with mildew, as grain.
Smut (v. t.) To blacken; to sully or taint; to tarnish.
Smut (v. t.) To clear of smut; as, to smut grain for the mill.
Smut (v. i.) To gather smut; to be converted into smut; to become smutted.
Smut (v. i.) To give off smut; to crock.
Smutch (n.) A stain; a dirty spot.
Smutched (imp. & p. p.) of Smutch
Smutching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Smutch
Smutch (v. t.) To blacken with smoke, soot, or coal.
Smutchin (n.) Snuff.