English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 512 of 1086

smart as a whipadj

Very intelligent.

smart as paintadj

Very smart in appearance.

smart bandnoun

A mobile device worn on the wrist, often with a display that can be used to control a smartphone or to keep track of information such as fitness levels.

smart betanoun

A portfolio management strategy that modifies the beta, that is the exposure to systematic risk in the market, based on widely recognized valuation rules from technical analysis rather than market capitalization.

smart bombnoun

A kind of guided missile.

smart citynoun

A municipality that uses information and communications technology, such as electronic sensors, to increase efficiency and improve the quality of services.

smart contractnoun

A software protocol that is capable of automatically enforcing terms agreed upon in a contract.

smart cookienoun

An individual regarded as clever, astute, or judicious.

smart doorbellnoun

A doorbell equipped with a camera, microphone, motion sensor, etc. allowing the homeowner to see and communicate with the person at the door by means of a smartphone.

smart farmingnoun

A type of farming that takes advantage of information technology in order to maximise efficiency or product yield; most commonly via tracking, automation and big data analysis.

smart gridnoun

A computerized power grid which gathers and analyzes information from users to determine the most efficient and reliable operation of electricity distribution

smart homenoun

A home equipped with an automation system controlling such things as lighting, climate, entertainment systems, and appliances.

smart mobnoun

A group whose members do not know each other but are able to coordinate their actions through digital communication.

smart offverb

To show disrespect verbally; to smartmouth.

smart powernoun

The combination of hard power and soft power strategies.

smart setnoun

The ultrafashionable part of society; the beau monde.

smart steamingnoun

The optimisation of ship speed with respect to competing targets to reduce fuel usage while maintaining good customer service.

smart thinkingnoun

A genre of popular science books mainly concerned with cognitive science, psychology and biases to help the reader think better.

smart ticketnoun

A certificate given to wounded seamen, entitling them to smart money.

smart TVnoun

A television with integrated Internet features and an operating system.

smart-aleckismnoun

The behavior of a smart aleck.

smart-aleckyadj

Having the quality of a smart aleck; rude, disrespectful.

smart-moneynoun

Alternative form of smart money.

Smartanoun

A follower of the Smartha Tradition, a denomination of the Vedic Hindu religion that accepts all major Hindu deities as forms of the one Brahman.

smartarsedadj

Alternative form of smartassed.

smartassnoun

Synonym of know-it-all, an obnoxious clever person or a person making obnoxious efforts to seem clever by acting or behaving as if they know everything.

smartasserynoun

The behaviour of a smartass.

smartassyadj

Synonym of smartassed.

smartboardnoun

interactive whiteboard

smartbooknoun

A mobile device that has the functions of both a smartphone and a netbook.

smartcardnoun

Alternative form of smart card.

smartdustnoun

A hypothetical network of millimeter-sized remote sensors.

smarted offverb

simple past and past participle of smart off

smartenverb

To make smarter in appearance; to refurbish or spruce up.

smartening upverb

present participle and gerund of smarten up

smarteradj

comparative form of smart: more smart

smartethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of smart

smartfuladj

painful

smartglassesnoun

Glasses worn to provide software functions through augmented reality.

smartgridnoun

Alternative form of smart grid.

Smartianadj

Of or relating to Christopher Smart (1722–1771), English poet.

smartingadj

Painful, sore.

smartinglyadv

So as to smart; with a stinging pain.

smartishadj

Rather smart

Smartismnoun

A denomination of the Hindu religion whose adherents follow the Vedas and Shastras, primarily the Advaita Vedanta philosophy of Adi Shankara.

smartleverb

To hurt or sting with pain, often continually or repeatedly.

smartlessadj

Without a smarting or stinging sensation; painless.

smartletnoun

A guided bomblet.

smartlingnoun

One who is smart, shrewd, or clever; a smart-aleck.

smartlyadv

In a smart manner.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter S contains 54,294 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 1,086 pages, and you are currently viewing page 512. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "S" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.