English words: smooth sailing to snails

300 English words, part 119 of 245 of the words starting with S, A to Z. 37 have a page of their own.

English words smooth sailing to snails

smooth sailing noun: Used to describe an activity that is not encountering any problems.
smooth shark verb: To troll (a person) in a debate by posting continual false rebuttals of their arguments.
smooth-shaven adjective: Synonym of clean-shaven
smooth snake noun: Any member of the species Coronella austriaca of nonvenomous snakes, native to Eurasia.
smooth sole noun: A megrim, a flatfish of species Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis.
smooth someone's feathers verb: To soothe (someone) who has had their feathers ruffled; to pacify (someone) who is upset.
smooth-spoken adjective: Having a pleasant-sounding voice.
smooth talk noun, verb: Alternative form of smooth talk.
smooth talker noun: A person who smooth talks.
smooth talking adjective, noun, verb: Insincerely ingratiating; flattering.
smooth tare noun: Vicia tetrasperma, a species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae.
smooth-tongued adjective: glib; able to flatter, seduce, and persuade with words.
smooth up verb: To make thoroughly smooth; to smooth out.
smooth vetch noun: Synonym of smooth tare
smoothability noun: The condition of being smoothable
smoothable adjective: That can be smoothed
smoothbark adjective: Having smooth bark (used in the names of plants).
smoothbelly adjective: Used in the names of various organisms having a relatively smooth belly.
smoothbore adjective, noun: Having a bore with a smooth interior, i.e. one that has not been rifled.
smoothbored adjective: Synonym of smoothbore.
smoothcap noun: Any of various mosses of the genus Atrichum.
smoothelin noun: A cytoskeletal protein fund only in smooth muscle cells.
smoothen verb /ˈsmuːðən/: To make smooth.
smoothened adjective, noun, verb: Having been made smooth.
smoother adjective, noun: One who, or that which, smooths.
smoothhead noun: Any fish with a smooth head.
smoothhound noun: Alternative form of smooth hound.
smoothie noun /ˈsmuːði/: A smooth-talking person.
smoothified adjective, verb: Converted into a smoothie
smoothifier noun: A floating widget inside a beer can, which (unlike earlier fixed versions) prevents the contents from overflowing if opened when warm.
smoothify verb: To convert (fruit, vegetables, etc.) into a smoothie.
smoothing noun, verb: The act by which something is made smooth.
smoothing iron noun: A heated appliance that is used to smooth clothing and other items after washing and (usually, partially) drying.
smoothingly adverb: So as to smooth.
smoothish adjective: Somewhat smooth.
smoothly adverb /ˈsmuːðli/: in a smooth manner; smooth
smoothness noun: The condition of being smooth; the degree or measure of said condition.
smoothrunning adjective: That operates in a smooth, trouble-free manner.
smoothshaven adjective: Alternative form of smooth-shaven
smoothskin noun /ˈsmuːð.skɪn/: A human being (as viewed by barbarians or more aggressive races).
smoothsort noun: A sorting algorithm based on heapsort but using the Leonardo numbers, tending to perform better than heapsort in cases where the items to be sorted are...
smoothstep noun: A family of sigmoid-like interpolation and clamping functions commonly used in computer graphics and game engines.
smoothtalk noun, verb: Alternative form of smooth talk.
smoothtalker noun: Alternative form of smooth talker.
smoothtalking adjective, noun, verb: Alternative form of smooth-talking.
smoothtongue noun: Any of a number species of ray-finned fish of the taxonomic genus Leuroglossus
smoothwire noun: Wire, used for fencing, that is not barbed wire.
smoothy adjective, noun: Characterised by smoothness.
smoove adjective: Pronunciation spelling of smooth, representing African-American Vernacular English.
SMOP noun: Acronym of small/simple matter of programming, a piece of programming work that will require more time or effort than the person requesting it might realise.
SMOrc noun, verb /smɔɹk/: The strategy of aggressively attacking the opponent, especially while disregarding enemy minions.
smore verb /smɔː(ɹ)/: To smother.
smores noun: Alternative spelling of s'mores.
smorgasbord noun /ˈsmɔːɡæs(ˌ)bɔːd/: A Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes; (by extension) any buffet with a wide selection of dishes.
smorrebrod noun: Alternative spelling of smørrebrød.
smort adjective: Smart.
smorzando adverb: Fading away.
smother noun, verb /ˈsməðər/: To suffocate; stifle; obstruct, more or less completely, the respiration of something or someone.
smother crop noun: A kind of cover crop planted near a primary crop in order to prevent the growth of weeds in that area.
smother-fly noun: aphid
smother mate noun: Alternative form of smothered mate.
smotherable adjective: That may be smothered.
smotheration noun: Suffocation.
smothercate verb /ˈsmʌðɚ.keɪt/: To smother and suffocate.
smothered mate noun: A checkmate, delivered by a knight, in which the mated king is unable to move because he is surrounded (or smothered) by his own pieces.
smotheriness noun: The quality or state of being smothery.
smothering noun, verb: The act by which someone or something is smothered.
smotheringly adverb: In a smothering manner; oppressively.
smothersome adjective: Characterised or marked by smothering.
smotherweed noun: Any plant of the genus Bassia.
smothery adjective: Tending to smother; smothering; stifling.
smouch noun, verb /smuːt͡ʃ/: Alternative form of smooch (“kiss”).
smoulder noun, verb /ˈsməʊldə(ɹ)/: Alternative form of smolder.
smoulderer noun: A handsome, darkly passionate person.
smouldering adjective, noun, verb: Burning slowly, producing smoke but no flame.
smoulderingly adverb: Alternative form of smolderingly.
smoulderingness noun: The state of smouldering.
smouldry adjective: smouldering
smous noun, verb: A peddler.
smouse noun, verb: To feast (on something).
smouser noun: Synonym of smous (“a peddler”).
smout noun, verb: A printer who does short-term work in various offices.
smoxploitation noun: A genre of fetish films that focus on a person smoking a cigarette.
SMP noun: Initialism of statutory maternity pay (“payments made by an employer to an employee who is absent from work due to their pregnancy”).
SMPS noun: Initialism of switching mode power supply.
SMR noun: Initialism of shingled magnetic recording.
smriti noun: Any individual text from the Smriti body of Hindu religious scripture.
smrkovecite noun: A particular monoclinic white or light yellow mineral.
smrna noun: small RNA
smry. noun: Abbreviation of summary.
SMS noun, verb /ˌɛs ɛm ˈɛs/: A text message sent using the short message service.
SMSA noun /ɛsɛmɛseɪ/: Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area, a US Census concept known since 1960 as Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
SMSC adjective: Initialism of spiritual, moral, social and cultural.
SMSer noun: A person who sends an SMS (“text message”).
SMSF noun: Initialism of self-managed superfund.
SMSgt noun: Abbreviation of senior master sergeant.
smstrs noun: Abbreviation of seamstress.
smt noun, phrase, pronoun: Send Me There, implying that one wishes to be sent to a place where one may possess or experience something.
smtg pronoun: Abbreviation of something.
smth pronoun: Abbreviation of something.
smthng pronoun: Abbreviation of something.
Smucker proper noun: A surname.
smudge noun, verb /smʌd͡ʒ/: A blemish or smear, especially a dark or sooty one.
smudge attack noun /smʌdʒ əˈtæk/: A method used to crack the password of a touchscreen device by analysing the oily smears left on the device's screen by the user's fingers.
smudge bowl noun: Synonym of smudge pot (“a bowl used to hold herbs that are to be burnt and to catch the resulting ashes”).
smudge cell noun: cell remnant, most often seen with abnormally fragile lymphocytes in afflictions such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), but also occurring in...
smudge pot noun: A set of kerosene flares with round bottoms and wicks in a protected cage, once used to mark highway construction sites and as utility flares.
smudgeable adjective: Capable of being smudged.
smudged adjective, verb: Blurred as by being rubbed.
smudgedly adverb: In a smudged manner.
smudgeproof adjective: Resistant to smudging.
smudger noun: One who, or that which, smudges.
smudgey adjective: Alternative spelling of smudgy.
smudgily adverb: In a smudgy manner.
smudginess noun: The state or condition of being smudgy.
smudging noun, verb: The act of something being smudged.
smudgy adjective /ˈsmʌ.d͡ʒi/: Marked with smudges.
smug adjective, noun, verb /smʌɡ/: Irritatingly pleased with oneself; offensively self-complacent, self-satisfied.
smugfest noun: An event or interaction characterized by smug behavior.
smuggery noun: Smugness; smug behaviour or attitude.
smugging noun, verb: Something seized or confiscated; a stolen item.
smuggish adjective /ˈsmʌɡɪʃ/: Somewhat smug.
smuggishly adverb: In a smuggish manner.
smuggishness noun: The quality of being smuggish.
smugglable adjective: Able to be smuggled.
smuggle verb /ˈsmʌɡəl/: To import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or duties
smuggle past verb: To illicitly or dishonestly get (something) through an inspection.
smuggleable adjective: Alternative form of smugglable.
smuggler noun /ˈsmʌɡ.lə(ɹ)/: One who smuggles things.
smuggler's bible noun: A book that has had some of its interior removed for the purpose of storing small items.
smuggler's moon noun: A moon that emits only dim light.
smugglery noun: Synonym of smuggling.
smugglesome adjective: Characterised or marked by smuggling
smuggling noun, verb: An act of something being smuggled.
smuggling raisins adjective: Having erect nipples whose outline is visible through one's clothing.
smugly adverb: In a self-satisfied manner.
smugmug noun: supercilious person
smugness noun: The state or quality of being smug.
smugnorant adjective: Self-satisfiedly ignorant.
Smullen proper noun: A surname.
smung adjective: A side tournament (especially at fighting game events) that is significantly less notable than the main tournament despite being for a widely popular game.
smuon noun: A hypothetical boson superpartner of a muon whose existence is implied by supersymmetry
smur noun, verb /smɜː/: Drizzle, light rain, fine drizzle that hangs in the air and does not actually precipitate.
smurf noun, verb /smɜːf/: A blue pixie with a white stocking cap, from the media franchise The Smurfs.
smurf account noun: An alternative computer account used by a known or experienced user in order to deceptively self-present as someone naïve or less experienced.
smurf attack noun: A largely obsolete form of denial-of-service attack, involving broadcasting ICMP packets with the intended victim's IP address to a large computer network,...
Smurf tube noun: A type of long, narrow, flexible tube used for electrical work and network cables.
Smurf turf noun: The distinctive blue ground of the Bronco Stadium, Idaho, United States.
smurfable adjective: Susceptible to a smurf attack.
smurfer noun: One who carries out a smurf attack.
Smurfette principle noun: The practice in fiction, such as in film and television series, of including only one woman in an otherwise male ensemble.
smurfing noun, verb: The act of one who smurfs.
smurfy adjective /ˈsmɜːfi/: Short and blue.
smurgle verb: Of a cat, to snuggle up to something, while kneading, nuzzling or purring.
smurgling noun, verb: Of a cat, any act or behavior of snuggling up while kneading, nuzzling, or purring.
smurry adjective: Misty and rainy; drizzly.
smush noun, verb /smʌʃ/: A beaten or pulverized mass.
smush name noun: A portmanteau name created by blending two different names, especially one used to collectively describe a celebrity couple or fandom ship.
smushy adjective: Inclined to smush; squishy, wetly soft.
smut noun, verb /smʌt/: Soot.
smut-ball noun: A fungus of the genus Tilletia; a puffball.
smut fungus noun: Any phytopathogenic fungus of the order Ustilaginales, which often cause darker colorations in their host plants.
smutch noun, verb /smʌt͡ʃ/: To soil, stain or smudge.
smutchin noun /ˈsmʌt͡ʃɪn/: snuff
smutching noun, verb: Snuff.
smutchy adjective: Covered in smutches.
smutfest noun: Something excessively smutty; something vulgarly sexual or pornographic.
smutfic noun: An explicit erotic fanfic which focuses on sexual activity with little consideration of context or plot.
smutgrass noun: A grass, Sporobolus indicus, native to the West Indies and also common in the Southern United States.
smutless adjective: Without smut.
smutproof adjective: Resistant to the smut fungus.
smutshot noun /smʌt.ʃɒt/: A single-chapter pornographic fan fiction story; a one-shot that contains smut.
Smutsian adjective: Of or relating to Jan Smuts (1870–1950), South African and British Commonwealth statesman, military leader and philosopher.
smutter noun: A machine that removes smut from grain by breaking open the diseased grains and removing them via airstream.
smuttily adverb: In a smutty way.
smuttiness noun: The state or quality of being smutty.
smuttings noun: The inferior chaff from corn milling.
smutty adjective, verb /ˈsmʌti/: Soiled with smut; blackened, dirty.
SMV noun: Initialism of sexual market value.
smvt noun: Filter-avoidance spelling of smut.
Smylie proper noun: A surname.
Smyly proper noun: A surname.
smyris noun: emery
Smyrnæan adjective, noun: Alternative form of Smyrnaean.
Smyrna proper noun /ˈzmɪənɑː/: An ancient port city on the Aegean coast of western Asia Minor founded in circa the 11ᵗʰ century BC on the site of the present-day Turkish city of İzmir.
Smyrnaean adjective, noun /smɝˈniːən/: A native or inhabitant of (ancient) Smyrna. Contrast Smyrniot.
Smyrnean adjective, noun: Alternative form of Smyrnaean.
Smyrnian adjective, noun: Alternative form of Smyrnaean.
Smyrniot adjective, noun: Of or relating to Smyrna (modern-day Izmir, Turkey).
Smyrniote adjective, noun: Alternative form of Smyrniot.
Smyser proper noun: A surname.
Smyth sewing noun: A method of hardcover bookbinding in which the signatures of the book are folded and stitched through the fold before being sewn and glued together at the...
Smyth-sewn adjective: Bound by Smyth sewing.
Smythe proper noun /smɪθ/: A surname originating as an occupation.
Smythies proper noun: A surname.
smythite noun: A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral pinkish cream mineral containing iron, nickel, and sulfur.
SMZ noun: Initialism of sulfamethoxazole.
sn adjective, noun: Abbreviation of screenname.
SN1 reaction noun: a unimolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction
SN2 reaction noun: a bimolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction
SNA noun: Initialism of spherical nucleic acid.
snabble verb: To plunder.
snabby noun: The chaffinch.
snacc noun /snæk/: Alternative spelling of snack (“very attractive person”).
snaccident noun /ˈsnæk.sɪ.dənt/: A snack accident; an instance of a snack being eaten accidentally.
snack noun, verb /snæk/: A light meal.
snack bar noun /ˈsnækbɑɹ/: A small restaurant serving light meals.
snack box noun: A meal of fried chicken and chips served in a box.
snack down on verb: To eat.
snack food noun /ˈsnækfuːd/: A food traditionally or commonly consumed as a snack between meals.
snack shaming noun: The humiliation of a person because they choose to eat junk food, or a snack.
snack street noun: A street in China where a variety of street food is sold.
snackability noun: The state or quality of being snackable.
snackable adjective, noun: Suitable for snacking upon.
snackadium noun: A party platter with various snack items arranged in the shape of a football stadium.
snackage noun: Things that are snacked on, collectively; snacks.
snackalicious adjective: Delicious to eat as a snack.
snackbar noun: A temporary banner informing the user of some action which happened or is about to happen, less interactive than a standard window and more interactive than...
snackcident noun: Alternative spelling of snaccident.
snacker noun /ˈsnækə(ɹ)/: Someone who eats snacks.
snackerie noun: Alternative form of snackery (“a place which sells snacks”).
snackerino noun: A snack.
snackeroo noun: A snack.
snackery noun /ˈsnækəɹiː/: A place which sells snacks.
snacket noun: Alternative form of snecket.
snacketeria noun: A place that serves snacks.
snackette noun /ˈsnækɛt/: A small shop selling snacks.
snackfood noun: Alternative form of snack food.
snackification noun: The conversion of a type of food into snack form.
snackish adjective: Synonym of snacky (“resembling or characteristic of a snack”).
snackle noun: A little snack; tiny tidbits of food
snackless adjective /ˈsnækləs/: Without snacks.
snacklike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a snack.
snackmaker noun: One who, or that which, makes snacks.
snacko noun /ˈsnækoʊ/: A snack.
snacktime noun: A time when a snack is eaten.
snacktivity noun /snækˈtɪv.ɪ.tiː/: A short period of activity.
snackwich noun: A grilled cheese sandwich.
snacky adjective /ˈsnæki/: Resembling or characteristic of a snack; suitable as a snack.
snaclec noun: A lectin, typically in snake venom, that binds carbohydrate.
Snader proper noun: A surname.
snaeng noun: Alternative spelling of sneng (“animal horn used as a musical instrument”).
snaffle noun, verb /ˈsnæfəl/: A broad-mouthed, loose-ringed bit (metal in a horse's mouth). It brings pressure to bear on the tongue and the corners of the mouth, and is often used as a...
snaffle up verb: To devour greedily.
snaffler noun: One who snaffles.
snaffling lay noun: Highway robbery as a career.
snafu noun, phrase, verb /snæˈfuː/: Acronym of situation normal, all fucked up /situation normal, all fouled up.
snag noun, verb /snæɡ/: A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch.
snag-boat noun: A type of riverboat that has a crane or hoist mounted on the deck to help clear away obstacles in the river.
snag list noun: Alternative form of snagging list.
snag some z's verb: Alternative form of catch some z's.
snagged adjective, verb: Full of snags; snaggy.
snagger noun: A fishing hook consisting of several hooks radiating from a centre.
snagging noun, verb: An instance of something becoming snagged.
snagging list noun: The list of repairs and finish work required to complete a project, such as the construction of a building; a list of problems to correct.
snaggle noun, verb /ˈsnæɡ.əl/: A knotted or intertwined mass, a tangle.
snaggle-tooth noun: Alternative form of snaggletooth.
snaggle-toothed adjective: Alternative form of snaggletoothed.
snaggletooth noun: A tooth inside the mouth that is unaligned or broken.
snaggletoothed adjective: Having misaligned, broken, missing or otherwise damaged or disorderly teeth.
snaggly adjective: covered in snaggles, knotty
snaggy adjective /snæɡi/: Covered in snags, or similar sharp projections.
snagless adjective: Free from snags.
snaglike adjective: Resembling a snag.
snagline noun: A line dragged through the water with a hook or hooks attached, to catch fish.
Snagov proper noun: A commune of Ilfov County, Romania.
snagproof adjective: Resistant to becoming snagged.
snail noun, verb /sneɪl/: Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.
snail bean noun: Any member of the species Sigmoidotropis speciosa.
snail butter noun: A compound butter with garlic and parsley, used to accompany snails.
snail clover noun: Certain species of medick, especially Medicago scutellata.
snail darter noun: A freshwater fish of species Percina tanasi, of the perch family, found in East Tennessee, United States.
snail fever noun /sneɪl ˈfiːvə/: Synonym of schistosomiasis.
snail king noun: A snail possessing a sinistral shell, from a species in which dextral shells are the norm.
snail kite noun: A kite of species Rostrhamus sociabilis, native to Florida, the Caribbean, and tropical South America, known for feeding mostly on apple snails.
snail mail noun /ˈsneɪl ˌmeɪl/: Mail (physical material) sent in the post, especially as compared with email.
snail pace noun: Alternative form of snail's pace.
snail-paced adjective: Moving very slowly, at a snail's pace.
snail's pace noun: A frustratingly slow rate of speed.
snail-sense feminism noun: A Nigerian approach to feminism that encourages women to work slowly and cautiously in their dealings with men and patriarchy.
snail shell noun: Alternative form of snailshell
snail syrup noun: A syrup made from snail slime for medicinal use.
snail trail noun: A trail of snail slime, left behind by a snail as it slithers.
snail trefoil noun: Synonym of snail clover (Medicago scutellata)
snail vine noun: Corkscrew flower (Cochliasanthus caracalla)
snail-wheel noun: In some striking timepieces, a rotating piece with a spiral periphery having notches so arranged as to determine the number of strokes made on the bell.
snailase noun: helicase
snailborne adjective: Carried by snails
snailery noun: A place where snails are bred or kept.
snailesque adjective: Resembling or characteristic of snails, especially slow.
snailfish noun: Any member of the Liparidae, a family of scorpaeniform marine fish.
snailflower noun: Any member of the species Cochliasanthus caracalla of leguminous vines of South and Central America, whose fragrant flowers have a distinctive curled shape.
snailicide noun: A substance that kills snails.
snailish adjective /ˈsneɪlɪʃ/: Synonym of snaillike.
snailishly adverb: In a snailish manner.
snailkind noun: All snails, considered as a group.
snailless adjective: Without snails.
snaillike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a snail.
snailmail noun: Alternative form of snail mail.
snails interjection, noun, verb: An oath.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under S: 73,223 words, in 245 parts.