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smart
(sm/A/rt )

adjective (a)

  • showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness(adj.all)
    Antonym:
    stupid
    source: wordnet30
  • Causing a smart; pungent; pricking; as, a smart stroke or taste.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore(noun.state)
    Synonym:
    smarting, smartness
    source: wordnet30
  • Quick, pungent, lively pain; a pricking local pain, as the pain from puncture by nettles.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • elegant and stylish(adj.all)
    Example:
    A smart new dress.
    Synonym:
    chic, voguish
    source: wordnet30
  • characterized by quickness and ease in learning(adj.all)
    Example:
    Smart children talk earlier than the average.
    Synonym:
    bright
    source: wordnet30
  • improperly forward or bold(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, sassy, saucy, wise
    source: wordnet30
  • painfully severe(adj.all)
    Example:
    He gave the dog a smart blow.
    source: wordnet30
  • quick and brisk(adj.all)
    Example:
    I gave him a smart salute.
    We walked at a smart pace.
    source: wordnet30
  • capable of independent and apparently intelligent action(adj.all)
    Example:
    Smart weapons.
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • be the source of pain(verb.perception)
    Synonym:
    ache, hurt
    source: wordnet30
  • To feel a lively, pungent local pain; -- said of some part of the body as the seat of irritation; as, my finger smarts; these wounds smart.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To cause a smart in.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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