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slur

Short Definition : pronounce indistinctly; speak indistinctly; mumble

Definition
(noun) (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato Definition
(noun) a disparaging remark
Synonyms : aspersion
Example Sentence
  • in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion
  • it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility
Definition
(noun) a blemish made by dirt
Example Sentence
  • he had a smudge on his cheek
Definition
(verb) play smoothly or legato
Example Sentence
  • the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata
Definition
(verb) speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur
Example Sentence
  • your comments are slurring your co-workers
Definition
(verb) utter indistinctly Definition
(verb) become vague or indistinct
Synonyms : blur dim
Example Sentence
  • The distinction between the two theories blurred
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for slur

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slur ~ blur : Blur is something that is not clear to the eyes (vision) and Slur is not clear in Sound !

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slur... reminds of a slut.. this is a defametory remark...

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slur is to blur the image using slander.S(slander)LUR(blur)

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slur is not speaking distinctly so , sur which is Lazy(sLur)

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sly

Short Definition : clever in deceiving; secretive; not telling one's intentions

Definition
(adj) marked by skill in deception
Example Sentence
  • cunning men often pass for wise
  • deep political machinations
  • a foxy scheme
  • a slick evasive answer
  • sly as a fox
  • tricky Dick
  • a wily old attorney
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sly

s"lie" - one who deceives.

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A SPY has to be good at SLYing

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Sly and Fly

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Słowiański złodziej. (Slavic thief). Slavic warrior come to german car and put it into thief sack.

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smart

Short Definition : intelligent; quick and energetic; fashionable; Ex. smart pace/restaurant; V: cause or feel a sharp pain; N: smarting pain

Definition
(noun) a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
Synonyms : smarting smartness
Definition
(verb) be the source of pain
Synonyms : ache hurt
Definition
(adj) showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness Definition
(adj) elegant and stylish
Synonyms : chic voguish
Example Sentence
  • chic elegance
  • a smart new dress
  • a suit of voguish cut
Definition
(adj) characterized by quickness and ease in learning
Synonyms : bright
Example Sentence
  • some children are brighter in one subject than another
  • smart children talk earlier than the average
Definition
(adj) improperly forward or bold
Example Sentence
  • don't be fresh with me
  • impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
  • an impudent boy given to insulting strangers
  • Don't get wise with me!
Definition
(adj) painfully severe
Example Sentence
  • he gave the dog a smart blow
Definition
(adj) quick and brisk
Example Sentence
  • I gave him a smart salute
  • we walked at a smart pace
Definition
(adj) capable of independent and apparently intelligent action
Example Sentence
  • smart weapons
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for smart

You immediately DART (run) when you feel the SMART of a wasp bite.

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smattering

Short Definition : slight knowledge; small scattered number or amount; Ex. smattering of German

Definition
(noun) a small number or amount
Synonyms : handful
Example Sentence
  • only a handful of responses were received
Definition
(noun) a slight or superficial understanding of a subject
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for smattering

He does not know the actual matter. His knowledge is quite smattering. smattering=small matter talk.

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SMATTER has only SOME MATTER.. thus has only superficial knowledge.. :)

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his knowledge is smattering thats why he's not smart

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Rahul always mutters about small matters. It is because he has a mere smattering(SLIGHT KNOWLEDGE) of info about it.

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if u go to a debate with a smattering of info on the topic u r sure to take a battering

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smear

Short Definition : spread or cover with a sticky substance; N: mark made by smearing

Definition
(noun) slanderous defamation Definition
(noun) a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope Definition
(noun) a blemish made by dirt
Example Sentence
  • he had a smudge on his cheek
Definition
(noun) an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
Synonyms : blot smirch spot stain
Example Sentence
  • he made a huge blot on his copybook
Definition
(verb) stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance Definition
(verb) make a smudge on; soil by smudging
Synonyms : blur smudge smutch
Definition
(verb) cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
Synonyms : daub
Example Sentence
  • smear the wall with paint
  • daub the ceiling with plaster
Definition
(verb) charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
Example Sentence
  • The journalists have defamed me!
  • The article in the paper sullied my reputation
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for smear

SMEAR in hindi means DAAG DHABBA SMEAR (SM + EAR) SM for SOME EAR for EAR Imagine SOMEONE who never cleans his EAR. His EAR is so DIRTY that you just feel like spitting on it. Imagine it .... SoMEone's EAR so SMEAR URGGG !!!!

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Scochtape maar.

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smelt

Short Definition : melt (ore) for separating and removing the metal; melt or blend ores changing their chemical composition

Definition
(noun) small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water Definition
(noun) small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters Definition
(verb) extract (metals) by heating
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for smelt

s+melt=melt silver

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smirk

Short Definition : conceited smile; offensively self-satisfied smile (often at someone else's misfortune); V.

Definition
(noun) a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure Definition
(verb) smile affectedly or derisively
Synonyms : simper
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for smirk

SMIle+IRK....meaning SMILE IN AN IRKY MANNER OR IRRITATED MANNER

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a murky smile is a smirk

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smolder

Short Definition : smoulder; burn slowly without flame; be liable to break out at any moment; exist in a suppressed state; Ex. smoldering anger

Definition
(noun) a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame
Synonyms : smoulder
Example Sentence
  • the smoulder suddenly became a blaze
Definition
(verb) burn slowly and without a flame
Synonyms : smoulder
Example Sentence
  • a smoldering fire
Definition
(verb) have strong suppressed feelings
Synonyms : smoulder
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for smolder

Smolder, remove the 'm' from the word, it becomes solder. For soldering, we do not require fire, it is done by electricity or by burning copper zinc ,lead etc..

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smol + der -- 'smol'........small 'der'.... fear (in hindi)... in handling small things the fear is they might break down.

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smolder - smoke + lighter - a smoke that will light into a flame

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S+Mold+er. It's like the mold that's been covered long in a place without a way out as fire covered by carpet.

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smother

Short Definition : kill from lack of air; suppress; cover thickly; Ex. smothered in little stickers

Definition
(noun) a confused multitude of things Definition
(noun) a stifling cloud of smoke Definition
(verb) envelop completely
Synonyms : surround
Example Sentence
  • smother the meat in gravy
Definition
(verb) deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
Synonyms : asphyxiate suffocate
Example Sentence
  • Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow
  • The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor
Definition
(verb) conceal or hide
Example Sentence
  • smother a yawn
  • muffle one's anger
  • strangle a yawn
Definition
(verb) form an impenetrable cover over
Example Sentence
  • the butter cream smothered the cake
Definition
(verb) deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
Synonyms : put out
Example Sentence
  • smother fires
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for smother

smother : prevent the growth of something. smother = step + mother. Step mother does the same things to her children (no offence)

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SMOke+boTHERED..U r bothered because of SMOKE Feeling suffocated..!!

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They "smothered" the wall to make it look "smoother".

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smudge

Short Definition : dirty mark with unclear edges made by rubbing; V.

Definition
(noun) a smoky fire to drive away insects Definition
(noun) a blemish made by dirt
Synonyms : blot daub slur smear smirch spot
Example Sentence
  • he had a smudge on his cheek
Definition
(verb) make a smudge on; soil by smudging
Synonyms : blur smear smutch
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for smudge

if we roll in the mud our clothes wil have DIRTY MARKS...

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MUDGE(BUFFALO)- buffaloes are mostly smudged

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smudge = s + mud + ge; put muddy on ge.

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