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Word: Smart
Speech Type: Adjective
Old English smeortan (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to German schmerzen; the adjective is related to the verb, the original sense (late Old English) being ‘causing sharp pain’; from this arose ‘keen, brisk’, whence the current senses of ‘mentally sharp’ and ‘neat in a brisk, sharp style’
smɑːt
(of a person) clean, tidy, and well dressed
Short Definition:clean, tidy, and well dressed
Examples:- you look very smart
having or showing a quick-witted intelligence
Short Definition:having or showing quick-witted intelligence
Examples:- if he was that smart he would never have been tricked
(of a device) programmed so as to be capable of some independent action
Short Definition:programmed so as to be capable of some independent action
Examples:- hi-tech smart weapons
quick; brisk
Short Definition:quick
Examples:- he set off at a smart pace
Word: Smart
Speech Type: Verb
smɑːt
(of a wound or part of the body) feel or cause a sharp stinging pain
Short Definition:feel sharp stinging pain
Examples:- her legs were scratched and smarting
- the cut was smarting
Word: Smart
Speech Type: Noun
smɑːt
sharp stinging pain
Short Definition:sharp stinging pain
Examples:- the smart of the recent cuts
intelligence; acumen
Short Definition:intelligence
Examples:- I don't think I have the smarts for it
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