Webster's Dictionary 1913

6454

Smothery

Smoth″er‐y (?), a. Tending to smother; stifling.

6455

Smouch

Smouch (?), v. t. [Akin to smack.] To kiss closely. P. Stubbes.

6456

Smouch (2)

Smouch, v. t. [See Smutch.] To smutch; to soil; as, to smouch the face.

6457

Smouch (3)

Smouch, n. A dark soil or stain; a smutch.

6458

Smoulder (4)

Smoul″der (?), v. i. See Smolder.

6459

Smouldry (2)

Smoul″dry (?), a. See Smoldry.

6460

Smudge

Smudge (?), n. [Cf. Dan. smuds smut, E. smutch, or smoke.] 1. A suffocating smoke. Grose.2. A heap of damp combustibles partially ignited and burning slowly, placed on the windw...

6461

Smudge (2)

Smudge, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Smudged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Smudging.] 1. To stifle or smother with smoke; to smoke by means of a smudge.2. To smear; to smutch; to soil; to blacken w...

6462

Smudginess

Smudg″i‐ness (?), n. The quality or state of being smudged, soiled, or blurred. C. A. Young.

6463

Smug

Smug (?), a. [Of. Scand. or Low German origin; cf. LG. smuck, G. schmuck, Dan. smuk, OSw. smuck, smöck, and E. smock, smuggle; cf. G. schmuck ornament. See Smock.] Studiously ne...

6464

Smug (2)

Smug, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Smugged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Smugging.] To make smug, or spruce.Thus said, he smugged his beard, and stroked up fair. Dryton.

6465

Smuggle

Smug″gle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Smuggled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Smuggling (?).] [Of Low German or Scand. origin; cf. LG. smuggeln, D. smokkelen, G. schmuggeln, Dan. smugle, Sw. sm...

6466

Smuggle (2)

Smug″gle, v. i. To import or export in violation of the customs laws.

6467

Smuggler

Smug″gler (?), n. 1. One who smuggles.2. A vessel employed in smuggling.

6468

Smugly

Smug″ly, adv. In a smug manner. Gay.

6469

Smugness

Smug″ness, n. The quality or state of being smug.

6470

Smut

Smut (?), n. [Akin to Sw. smuts, Dan. smuds, MHG. smuz, G. schmutz, D. smet a spot or stain, smoddig, smodsig, smodderig, dirty, smodderen to smut; and probably to E. smite. See...

6471

Smut (2)

Smut (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Smutted; p. pr. & vb. n.Smutting.] 1. To stain or mark with smut; to blacken with coal, soot, or other dirty substance.2. To taint with mildew, as g...

6472

Smut (3)

Smut, v. i. 1. To gather smut; to be converted into smut; to become smutted. Mortimer.2. To give off smut; to crock.

6473

Smutch

Smutch (?), n. [Prob. for smuts. See Smut, n.] A stain; a dirty spot. B. Jonson.

6474

Smutch (2)

Smutch, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Smutched (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Smutching.] To blacken with smoke, soot, or coal. [Written also smooch.] B. Jonson.

6475

Smutchin

Smutch″in (?), n. Snuff. Howell.

6476

Smutty

Smut″ty (?), a. [Compar.Smuttier (?); superl.Smuttiest.] 1. Soiled with smut; smutted.2. Tainted with mildew; as, smutty corn.3. Obscene; not modest or pure; as, a smutty saying...

6477

Smyrniot

Smyr″ni‐ot (?), a. Of or pertaining to Smyrna. — n. A native or inhabitant of Smyrna.

6478

Snack

Snack (?), n. [See Snatch, v. t.] 1. A share; a part or portion; — obsolete, except in the colloquial phrase, to go snacks, i.e., to share.At last he whispers, “Do, and we go sn...

6479

Snacket

Snack″et (?), n. See Snecket.

6480

Snacot

Snac″ot (?), n. [Said to be corrupted fr. NL. syngnathus, fr. Gr. σύν together + γνάθοσ jaw, because the jaws can be only slightly separated.] (Zoöl.) A pipefish of the genus Sy...