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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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2,319 words · showing 1,081–1,140

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  • smoke inhalationnounC1Harm caused by breathing the fumes of a fire.
  • smoked/sməʊkt/adjectiveB12 meaningsPreserved and flavoured by hanging in wood smoke.
  • smoked salmonnounB1Cured pink fish sliced thin for bagels.
  • smoker/ˈsmoʊkɚ/nounB1Somebody who smokes tobacco.
  • smokescreen/ˈsmoʊkˌskɹin/nounC1Anything used to hide what is really happening.
  • smoking roomnounB1
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A room where guests are permitted to smoke.
  • smoky/ˈsmoʊki/adjectiveB25 meaningsTasting of wood smoke.
  • smooch/smuːt͡ʃ/nounB2A long affectionate kiss.
  • smooth/smuːð/adjectiveB13 meaningsEven to the touch, with no bumps.
  • smoothie/ˈsmuːði/nounB1+A thick cold drink blended from fruit.
  • smoothly/ˈsmuːðli/adverbB2Evenly and without any trouble.
  • smother/ˈsməðər/verbC22 meaningsTo cover something thickly so that air cannot reach it.
  • smoulder/ˈsməʊldə(ɹ)/verbB2+2 meaningsTo burn slowly with smoke but no flame.
  • smudge/smʌd͡ʒ/verbB22 meaningsTo smear a mark by rubbing it.
  • smudge-proofadjectiveC1Made not to smear once it has set.
  • smug/smʌɡ/adjectiveB2Too pleased with yourself, in a way that annoys other people.
  • smuggle/ˈsmʌɡəl/verbB22 meaningsTo take goods or people secretly and illegally across a border.
  • smuggler/ˈsmʌɡ.lə(ɹ)/nounB2+Somebody who moves goods illegally past customs.
  • smugglingnounB2Moving goods across a border in secret.
  • snack/snæk/nounA2A small quick bite between meals.
  • snag/snæɡ/nounB22 meaningsA hidden difficulty.
  • snail/sneɪl/nounC1A slow small animal with a round shell.
  • snake/sneɪk/nounA12 meaningsA long legless animal that moves along the ground.
  • snaky/ˈsneɪki/adjectiveC2Winding, or sly and treacherous.
  • snap/snæp/verbB14 meaningsTo break suddenly with a short sharp sound.
  • snappy/ˈsnæpi/adjectiveB22 meaningsQuick, lively and neatly done.
  • snapshot/ˈsnæpʃɒt/nounB2+A quick informal photograph.
  • snare/snɛ(ə)ɹ/nounB2+A trap of wire or rope for catching animals.
  • snare drumnounC1A sharp-sounding drum with wires stretched under its skin.
  • snarky/ˈsnɑɹ.ki/adjectiveB2+Sharply and sarcastically critical.
  • snarl/ˈsnɑː(ɹ)l/verbB2+2 meaningsTo growl while showing the teeth.
  • snatch/snæt͡ʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo seize something quickly and roughly.
  • sneak/sniːk/verbB14 meaningsTo go somewhere quietly and secretly so that nobody sees you.
  • sneakers/ˈsnikɚz/nounA2+Soft-soled shoes worn for sport and casual wear.
  • sneaky/ˈsniːki/adjectiveB13 meaningsDoing things quietly and secretly so as not to be seen, in a way that seems dishonest.
  • sneer/snɪə̯/verbB2+2 meaningsTo smile or speak with obvious contempt.
  • sneeze/sniːz/nounB12 meaningsA sudden noisy burst of air through the nose that you cannot hold back.
  • snick/snɪk/verbC2To cut a small notch, or to make a light clicking sound.
  • sniff/snɪf/verbB24 meaningsTo breathe in sharply through the nose, loudly enough to be heard.
  • sniff outphraseB2To find something by following its smell.
  • sniff test/ˈsnɪf tɛst/nounB2Deciding whether food has gone off by smelling it.
  • sniffle/ˈsnɪf.əl/verbB22 meaningsTo breathe noisily through a blocked nose.
  • snigger/ˈsnɪɡɚ/verbC1To laugh quietly and unkindly at someone.
  • snip/snɪp/verbB22 meaningsTo cut with one quick stroke of scissors.
  • snipe/snaɪp/nounC1A marsh bird with a very long straight bill.
  • sniper/ˈsnaɪ.pɚ/nounB2A shooter who fires accurately from hiding.
  • snippet/ˈsnɪpɪt/nounC2A small piece cut from something longer.
  • snitch/snɪt͡ʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo report somebody's wrongdoing to those in charge.
  • snivel/ˈsnɪvəl/verbC1To cry and sniff in a weak self-pitying way.
  • snobbery/ˈsnɔbəɹɪj/nounC2Contempt for those thought socially beneath you.
  • snooker/ˈsnuːkə(ɹ)/nounB2+A table game of potting coloured balls in strict order.
  • snooty/ˈsnuːti/adjectiveB2+Behaving as if you were better than other people.
  • snooze/snuːz/verbC12 meaningsTo silence an alarm for a few more minutes of sleep.
  • snore/snɔː/verbB23 meaningsTo breathe with a loud rough rattling noise while asleep.
  • snorkelnounB1+A tube that lets you breathe with your face down.
  • snorkellingnounB2+Swimming face down with a tube to breathe through.
  • snort/snɔɹt/verbB22 meaningsTo force air noisily through the nose, often in scorn.
  • snot/snɒt/nounB1Mucus from the nose.
  • snout/snaʊt/nounB1+The projecting nose and mouth of an animal.
  • snow/snəʊ̯/nounA12 meaningsSoft white frozen flakes that fall in cold weather.