<B>smooth, </B>adjective, adverb, verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>having an even surface, like glass, silk, or still water; flat; level. <BR> <I>Ex. smooth stones, a smooth tire, a smooth road or path.</I> (SYN) plain, sleek, glossy. <DD><B> 2. </B>free from unevenness or roughness; proceeding evenly, calmly, or gently. <BR> <I>Ex. smooth sailing, a smooth voyage, a smooth landing, the smooth operation of a well-oiled machine.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>without lumps. <BR> <I>Ex. smooth gravy.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>without hair. <BR> <I>Ex. a smooth face, smooth leaves.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>(Figurative.) without trouble or difficulty; easy. <BR> <I>Ex. a smooth course of affairs.</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>(Figurative.) calm; serene. <BR> <I>Ex. a smooth temper.</I> (SYN) placid, unruffled. <DD><B> 7. </B>(Figurative.) <DD><B> a. </B>polished; pleasant; polite. <BR> <I>Ex. That salesman has a friendly way about him and very smooth manners.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>too polished, pleasant, or polite to be sincere. <BR> <I>Ex. That smooth talker could sell you the Brooklyn Bridge with his smooth sales pitch.</I> <DD><B> 8. </B>not harsh in sound or taste. <BR> <I>Ex. smooth verses, a smooth wine.</I> <DD><B> 9. </B>(in Greek grammar) unaspirated. <DD><I>adv. </I> in a smooth manner. <BR> <I>Ex. (Figurative.) The course of true love never did run smooth (Shakespeare).</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to make smooth or smoother; give a flat, even, level, or glossy surface to. <BR> <I>Ex. Smooth this dress with a hot iron. Smooth the board with sandpaper before you paint it. He smoothed out the ball of crushed paper and read it.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to make easy; free from difficulty. <BR> <I>Ex. (Figurative.) Her tact smoothed the way to an agreement.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) to make less harsh or crude; polish or refine (writing, manners, or other expression or behavior). <DD><B> 4. </B>(Figurative.) to make calm or tranquil; soothe. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>an act of smoothing. <BR> <I>Ex. She ... gave one smooth to her hair, and ... let in her visitor (Thackeray).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>something smooth; a smooth part or place. <BR><I>expr. <B>smooth away,</B> </I>to get rid of (troubles or difficulties); iron out. <BR> <I>Ex. Our problems were minor and were soon smoothed away. He smoothed away all objections to the plan.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>smooth down,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>to make smooth by pressing down. </I> <I>Ex. She had an infant in one arm, and with the other she smoothed down her apron (Scott).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>(Figurative.) to calm; soothe. <BR> <I>Ex. She smoothed down her father's temper.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>smooth over,</B> </I>to make (something) seem less wrong, unpleasant, or noticeable. <BR> <I>Ex. The teacher tried to smooth over the differences between the two boys who were always quarreling.</I> noun <B>smoother.</B> adv. <B>smoothly.</B> noun <B>smoothness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="smoothbilledani">
<B>smooth-billed ani,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a gregarious black tickbird, commonly found in the warmer parts of America. </DL>
<A NAME="smoothblenny">
<B>smooth blenny,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a European blenny with a smooth skin and no filaments or appendages on the head, found chiefly under stones and in seaweed along the coast; shanny. </DL>
<A NAME="smoothbore">
<B>smoothbore, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> not rifled. A smoothbore gun has no grooves in its barrel. <DD><I>noun </I> a smoothbore gun. </DL>
<A NAME="smoothbreathing">
<B>smooth breathing,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Greek Grammar.) <DD><B> 1. </B>the absence of aspiration of an initial vowel. <DD><B> 2. </B>the mark placed over a vowel or diphthong to indicate this. </DL>
<A NAME="smoothbrome">
<B>smooth brome,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a beardless species of brome grass that was introduced from Europe, much valued as a hay and pasture grass. </DL>
<A NAME="smoothcoatedterrier">
<B>smooth-coated terrier,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a fox terrier with a short, smooth coat. </DL>
<A NAME="smoothcollie">
<B>smooth collie,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a kind of collie with a short, smooth coat. </DL>
<A NAME="smoothdogfish">
<B>smooth dogfish,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a small shark of the Atlantic Ocean. </DL>
<A NAME="smoothen">
<B>smoothen, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to make smooth or smoother. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to become smooth or smoother. </DL>
<A NAME="smoothfaced">
<B>smooth-faced, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>having a smooth face; beardness; clean-shaven. <DD><B> 2. </B>having a smooth surface. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) agreeable in speech and manner, often insincerely; blandly ingratiating. <BR> <I>Ex. a smooth-faced hypocrite.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="smoothie">
<B>smoothie, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) a man who speaks or behaves in a polished manner, often insincerely, especially in trying to impress or court a woman. </DL>
<A NAME="smoothmuscle">
<B>smooth muscle,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a type of muscle not contracted by voluntary action, with fibers in smooth layers or sheets; involuntary muscle. The muscles of the stomach, intestine, and other viscera (except the heart) are smooth muscles. </DL>
<A NAME="smoothskate">
<B>smooth skate,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a skate of the Atlantic Ocean. </DL>
<A NAME="smoothspoken">
<B>smooth-spoken, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> speaking easily and pleasantly; blandly gracious or polished in speech. <BR> <I>Ex. a smooth-spoken young lady.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="smoothsumac">
<B>smooth sumac,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a species of sumac that is entirely without hair, commonly found east of the Rocky Mountains, from Arizona to British Columbia. </DL>
<A NAME="smoothtalking">
<B>smooth-talking, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> speaking smoothly and persuasively; trying to convince or persuade. <BR> <I>Ex. a smooth-talking salesman.</I> (SYN) glib. </DL>
<B>smoothy, </B>noun, pl. <B>smoothies.</B> <B>=smoothie.</B></DL>
<A NAME="smorgasbord">
<B>smorgasbord, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>an elaborate Scandinavian luncheon or supper, with a large variety of meats, salads, fish, hors d'oeuvres, and the like, served from a buffet. <DD><B> b. </B>any buffet meal with a elaborate variety of food. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative:) <BR> <I>Ex. But to combat the accompanying inflation it has served up a regular smorgasbord of economic schemes (Wall Street Journal).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="smorrebrod">
<B>smorrebrod, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an open-face sandwich served as an hors d'oeuvre. </DL>
<A NAME="smote">
<B>smote, </B>verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> past tense of <B>smite.</B> <BR> <I>Ex. God smote the wicked city with fire from heaven.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="smother">
<B>smother, </B>verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to make unable to get air; kill by depriving of air; suffocate. <BR> <I>Ex. The gas almost smothered the coal miners but they got out in time.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to cover thickly. <BR> <I>Ex. In the fall the grass is smothered with leaves.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to deaden or put out by covering thickly. <BR> <I>Ex. The fire is smothered by ashes.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Figurative.) <DD><B> a. </B>to keep back; check; suppress. <BR> <I>Ex. to smother one's fears, to smother a committee's report. I smothered a sharp reply.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>to cover up; conceal. <BR> <I>Ex. He smothered a yawn behind his hand.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>to cook in a covered pot or baking dish. <BR> <I>Ex. smothered chicken.</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to be unable to breathe freely; suffocate. <BR> <I>Ex. We are smothering in this stuffy room. The miners almost smothered when the shaft collapsed.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to be suppressed, concealed, or stifled. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Dialect.) to smolder; burn slowly. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a cloud of dust, smoke, spray, or the like. <BR> <I>Ex. The distant building rose above the smother of traffic and industrial smog.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>anything that smothers or appears to smother. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) an excess of disorder; confusion. <BR> <I>Ex. a perfect smother of letters and papers.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>the condition of being smothered. <DD><B> 5. </B>a smoking or smoldering condition. noun <B>smotherer.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="smotheration">
<B>smotheration, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act of smothering, or the state of being smothered; suffocation. </DL>
<A NAME="smotheringly">
<B>smotheringly, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>suffocatingly. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) so as to suppress. </DL>
<A NAME="smothery">
<B>smothery, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> tending to smother; full of dust, smoke, spray, or the like; stifling. </DL>
<B>s.m.p.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> without male offspring (Latin, <I>sine mascula prole</I>). </DL>
<A NAME="smsa">
<B>SMSA</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (the official name of a metropolitan area in the United States). </DL>
<A NAME="smudge">
<B>smudge, </B>noun, verb, <B>smudged,</B> <B>smudging.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a dirty mark, especially one caused by smearing or by trying to rub out a previous mark; smear. <BR> <I>Ex. Erasing only made a smudge and she had to copy the note over.</I> <DD><B> 2a. </B>a smoky fire made to drive away insects or to protect fruit and plants from frost. <DD><B> b. </B>any suffocating smoke. <DD><B> 3. </B>a dirty or smeared condition. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to mark with dirty streaks; smear. <BR> <I>Ex. The picture was smudged by wet paint.</I> (SYN) stain, blacken, smirch. <DD><B> 2. </B>to smoke (an orchard) with a smudge or smudges to fumigate or protect from frost. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to make or leave a stain. (SYN) stain, blacken, smirch. <DD><B> 2. </B>to be smudged. </DL>
<A NAME="smudgepot">
<B>smudge pot,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a pot or stove in which oil or other fuel is burned to produce smudge. <BR> <I>Ex. Florida's citrus growing belt reported 30 degrees, but smudge pots and burning piles of wood saved most of the crop (Wall Street Journal).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="smudgy">
<B>smudgy, </B>adjective, <B>smudgier,</B> <B>smudgiest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>smudged; marked with smudges. <BR> <I>Ex. smudgy fingermarks all around the light switch.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>smoky. <DD><B> 3. </B>(British Dialect.) close or sultry. <BR> <I>Ex. smudgy air.</I> adv. <B>smudgily.</B> noun <B>smudginess.</B> </DL>
