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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

smell
smelling noun the act of perceiving the odor of something

smell
olfaction noun the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents

smelling bottle
noun a bottle containing smelling salts

smelling salts
noun a pungent preparation of ammonium carbonate and perfume; sniffed as a stimulant to relieve faintness

smelt
noun small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters

smelter
smeltery noun an industrial plant for smelting

Smetana
Bedrich Smetana noun Czech composer (1824-1884)

smew
Mergus albellus noun smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasia

Smilacaceae
subfamily Smilacaceae noun one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted

Smilax
noun sometimes placed in Smilacaceae

smile
smiling noun a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

Smiledon
genus Smiledon noun saber-toothed tigers

Smiledon californicus
noun North American sabertooth; culmination of sabertooth development

smiler
noun a person who smiles

smiley
noun an emoticon of a smiling face

smilingly
adverb with smiles; in a smiling manner; `the girl reminded her smilingly of their childhood spent together`

smilo
smilo grass noun perennial mountain rice native to Mediterranean region and introduced into North America

smirch
verb smear so as to make dirty or stained

smirk
noun a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure

smirker
noun a smiler whose smile is offensively self-satisfied

Smitane
noun veloute or brown sauce with sauteed chopped onion and dry white wine and sour cream

smith
metalworker noun someone who works metal (especially by hammering it when it is hot and malleable)

Smith
noun Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade (1723-1790)

smithereens
noun a collection of small fragments considered as a whole; `Berlin was bombed to smithereens`; `his hopes were dashed to smithereens`; `I wanted to smash him to smithereens`; `the toilet bowl ws blown to smithereens`

smitten
stricken adjective (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming; `conscience-smitten`; `awe-struck`

Smitty Stevens
S. Smith Stevens noun United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens` power law to replace Fechner`s law (1906-1973)

smocking
noun embroidery consisting of ornamental needlework on a garment that is made by gathering the cloth tightly in stitches

smog
smogginess noun air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog

smoggy
adjective clouded with a mixture of smoke and fog; `the smoggy atmosphere of Los Angeles`

smoke
smoking noun the act of smoking tobacco or other substances; `he went outside for a smoke`; `smoking stinks`

smoke bomb
smoke grenade noun a bomb that gives off thick smoke when it explodes; used to make a smoke screen or to mark a position

smoke bush
noun any of several shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Cotinus

smoke hole
noun a vent (as in a roof) for smoke to escape

smoke screen
smokescreen noun an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure; `requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures`

smoke tree
noun any of several shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Cotinus

smoke-filled
adjective containing smoke; `smoke-filled rooms`

smoke-free
adjective free of smoke; `smoke-free offices and restaurants`

smoked
smoke-cured adjective (used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke

smoked mackerel
noun mackerel cured by smoking

smoked salmon
noun salmon cured by smoking

smokehouse
noun a small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish

smokeless
adjective emitting or containing little or no smoke; `smokeless factory stacks`; `smokeless fuel`; `a smokeless environment`

smokeless powder
Ballistite noun an explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant

smoker
smoking car noun a passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke

smokestack
stack noun a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated

smoking
adjective emitting smoke in great volume; `a smoking fireplace`

smoking gun
noun indisputable evidence (especially of a crime)

smoking mixture
noun a blend of tobaccos to be smoked in a pipe

smoking room
noun room in a hotel or club set apart for smokers

smoky
adjective tasting of smoke; `smoky sausages`

smoldering
smouldering adjective showing scarcely suppressed anger; `her tone was...conversational although...her eyes were smoldering`- James Hensel

smolderingly
smoulderingly adverb with barely repressed anger; ``I can`t wait,` she answered smolderingly`

Smolensk
noun a city in western Russia on the Dnieper River; scene of severe fighting in World War II

Smollett
Tobias Smollett noun Scottish writer of adventure novels (1721-1771)

smooch
noun an enthusiastic kiss

smooth
adjective lacking obstructions or difficulties; `the bill`s path through the legislature was smooth and orderly`

smooth alder
hazel alder noun common shrub of the eastern United States with smooth bark

smooth aster
noun a variety of aster

smooth crabgrass
Digitaria ischaemum noun a weed

smooth darling pea
Swainsona galegifolia noun erect or trailing perennial of eastern Australia having axillary racemes of blue to purple or red flowers

smooth dogfish
noun small bottom-dwelling shark found along both Atlantic coasts

smooth green snake
Opheodrys vernalis noun of western and central United States

smooth hammerhead
Sphyrna zygaena noun fished for the hides and vitamin-rich liver

smooth lip fern
Alabama lip fern noun southeastern United States to northern Mexico and Jamaica

smooth muscle
involuntary muscle noun a muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart)

smooth muscle cell
noun cells of the smooth muscles

smooth plane
smoothing plane noun a small plane for finish work

smooth softshell
Trionyx muticus noun river turtle of Mississippi basin; prefers running water

smooth sumac
scarlet sumac noun common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries

smooth winterberry holly
noun a holly shrub

smooth woodsia
Woodsia glabella noun rock-inhabiting fern of Arctic and subarctic Europe to eastern Asia

smooth-bodied
adjective having a smooth body

smooth-haired
adjective having hair that feels smooth

smooth-haired fox terrier
noun a fox terrier with smooth hair

smooth-leaved elm
European field elm noun European elm with lustrous smooth leaves used as an ornamental

smooth-shelled
adjective having a smooth shell

smooth-skinned
adjective having smooth skin

smoothbark
noun any of several Australian eucalypts having the bark smooth except at or near the base of the trunk

smoothbore
noun a firearm that has no rifling

smoothed
smoothened adjective made smooth by ironing

smoothhound
smoothhound shark noun smooth dogfish of European coastal waters

smoothie
noun a thick smooth drink consisting of fresh fruit pureed with ice cream or yoghurt or milk

smoothly
adverb with no problems or difficulties; `put the plans into effect quickly and smoothly`

smoothness
noun a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch; `admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs`; `some artists prefer the smoothness of a board`

smorgasbord
noun an assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs and pickled vegetables and aspics; finally hot foods; served as a buffet meal

smother
noun a stifling cloud of smoke

smother
strangle 1 muffle verb conceal or hide; `smother a yawn`; `muffle one`s anger`; `strangle a yawn`

smothered
stifled adjective held in check with difficulty; `a smothered cough`; `a stifled yawn`; `a strangled scream`; `suppressed laughter`

smothering
suffocating adjective causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat; `the choking June dust`; `the smothering soft voices`; `smothering heat`; `the room was suffocating--hot and airless`

smoulder
smolder noun a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame; `the smoulder suddenly became a blaze`

smudge
spot noun a blemish made by dirt; `he had a smudge on his cheek`

smudgy
adjective smeared with something that soils or stains; these words are often used in combination; `oil-smeared work clothes`; `hostile faces smirched by the grime and rust`- Henry Roth; `ink-smudged fingers`

smug
adjective marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction; `a smug glow of self-congratulation`

smuggler
runner 1 contrabandist noun someone who imports or exports without paying duties

smuggling
noun secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due

smugly
adverb in a smug manner; `the bureaucrats explained smugly that the facts provided by their own experts show no cause for concern`

smugness
noun an excessive feeling of self-satisfaction

smut
smut fungus noun any fungus of the order Ustilaginales

smut grass
blackseed noun grass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus

Smuts
Jan Christian Smuts noun South African statesman and soldier (1870-1950)