Smartly
(Smart"ly) adv. In a smart manner.
Smartness
(Smart"ness), n. The quality or state of being smart.
Smartweed
(Smart"weed`) n. (Bot.) An acrid plant of the genus Polygonum (P. Hydropiper), which
produces smarting if applied where the skin is tender.
Smash
(Smash) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Smashed (smasht); p. pr. & vb. n. Smashing.] [Cf. Sw. smisk
a blow, stroke, smiska to strike, dial. Sw. smaske to kiss with a noise, and E. smack a loud kiss, a
slap.] To break in pieces by violence; to dash to pieces; to crush.
Here everything is broken and smashed to pieces.
Burke. Smash
(Smash), v. i. To break up, or to pieces suddenly, as the result of collision or pressure.
Smash
(Smash), n.
1. A breaking or dashing to pieces; utter destruction; wreck.
2. Hence, bankruptcy. [Colloq.]
Smasher
(Smash"er) n.
1. One who, or that which, smashes or breaks things to pieces.
2. Anything very large or extraordinary. [Slang]
3. One who passes counterfeit coin. [Cant, Eng.]
Smatch
(Smatch) n. [OE. smach, smak. See Smack taste.] Taste; tincture; smack. [Obs.]
Thy life hath had some smatch of honor in it.
Shak. Smatch
(Smatch), v. i. To smack. [Obs.] Banister
Smatter
(Smat"ter) v. i. [OE. smateren to make a noise; cf. Sw. smattra to clatter, to crackle, G. schmettern
to dash, crash, to warble, quaver.]
1. To talk superficially or ignorantly; to babble; to chatter.
Of state affairs you can not smatter.
Swift. 2. To have a slight taste, or a slight, superficial knowledge, of anything; to smack.
Smatter
(Smat"ter), v. t.
1. To talk superficially about.
2. To gain a slight taste of; to acquire a slight, superficial knowledge of; to smack. Chaucer.
Smatter
(Smat"ter), n. Superficial knowledge; a smattering.
Smatterer
(Smat"ter*er) n. One who has only a slight, superficial knowledge; a sciolist.
Smattering
(Smat"ter*ing), n. A slight, superficial knowledge of something; sciolism.
I had a great desire, not able to attain to a superficial skill in any, to have some smattering in all.
Burton.
