smart

Definition

  • n. a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
  • adj. showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
  • adj. painfully severe
  • adj. quick and brisk

Word forms

Present participle
smarting
Past tense
smarted
Third person singular
smarts
Past participle
smarted
Comparative
smarter
Superlative
smartest

Example sentences

  1. a.

    She wore a smart dress to the party that caught everyone's attention.

  2. n.

    He felt a smart in his back after lifting the heavy box.

  3. vi.

    The cold wind made my ears smart.