| smicket | A woman's under-garment; a smock. Origin: Dim. Of smock. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| smilacin | <chemistry> See Parrilin. Origin: Cf. F. Similacine. See Smilax. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| smilax | <botany> A genus of perennial climbing plants, usually with a prickly woody stem; green brier, or cat brier. The rootstocks of certain species are the source of the medicine called sarsaparilla. A delicate trailing plant (Myrsiphyllum asparagoides) much used for decoration. It is a native of the Cape of Good Hope. Origin: L, bindweed, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| smile | 1. The act of smiling; a peculiar change or brightening of the face, which expresses pleasure, moderate joy, mirth, approbation, or kindness; opposed to frown. "Sweet intercourse Of looks and smiles: for smiles from reason flow." (Milton) 2. A somewhat similar expression of countenance, indicative of satisfaction combined with malevolent feelings, as contempt, scorn, etc; as, a scornful smile. 3. Favor; countenance; propitiousness; as, the smiles of Providence. "The smile of heaven." 4. Gay or joyous appearance; as, the smiles of spring. "The brightness of their [the flowers'] smile was gone." (Bryant) Origin: CF. Dan. Smiil, Sw. Smil. See Smile. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| smiling | A facial expression which may denote feelings of pleasure, affection, amusement, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| smilodon | <paleontology> An extinct genus of saber-toothed tigers. See Machrodus. Origin: Gr. A carving knife +, tooth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sminthurid | <zoology> Any one of numerous small species of springtails, of the family Sminthurid, usually found on flowers. Origin: Gr. A mouse + tail. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| smite | 1. To strike; to inflict a blow upon with the hand, or with any instrument held in the hand, or with a missile thrown by the hand; as, to smite with the fist, with a rod, sword, spear, or stone. "Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also." (Matt. V. 39) "And David . . . Took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead." (1 Sam. Xvii. 49) 2. To cause to strike; to use as an instrument in striking or hurling. "Profpesy, and smite thine hands together." (Ezek. Xxi. 14) "Saul . . . Smote the javelin into the wall." (1 Sam. Xix. 10) 3. To destroy the life of by beating, or by weapons of any kind; to slay by a blow; to kill; as, to smite one with the sword, or with an arrow or other instrument. 4. To put to rout in battle; to overthrow by war. 5. To blast; to destroy the life or vigor of, as by a stroke or by some visitation. "The flax and the barely was smitten." (Ex. Ix. 31) 6. To afflict; to chasten; to punish. "Let us not mistake God's goodness, nor imagine, because he smites us, that we are forsaken by him." (Wake) 7. To strike or affect with passion, as love or fear. "The charms that smite the simple heart." (Pope) "Smith with the love of sister arts we came." (Pope) To smite off, to cut off. To smite out, to knock out, as a tooth. Exod,xxi.27. To smite with the tongue, to reproach or upbarid; to revile. Origin: Smoth, rarely Smit; Smitten, rarely Smit, or Smote; Smiting] [AS. Smitan to smite, to soil, pollute; akin to OFries. Smita to smite, LG. Smiten, D. Smijten, G. Schmeissen, OHG. Smizan to smear, stroke, OSw. & dial. Sw. Smita to smite, Dan. Smiide to throw, Goth. Bismeitan, to anoint, besmear; cf. Skr. Md to be fat. The original sense seems to have been, to daub on, to smear. Cf. Smut. To strike; to collide; to beat. "The heart meleth, and the knees smite together." (Nah. Ii. 10) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Smith's fracture | <orthopaedics> A fracture of the radius at the wrist that results in volar (palmar) angulation of the distal fracture fragment, opposite the Colles fracture. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Smith's operation | A surgical technique for removal of cataract within the capsule. Synonym: Smith's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith, David | <person> U.S. Paediatrician, *1926. See: Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith, G | <person> U.S. Neurosurgeon, 1917-1964. See: Smith-Robinson operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith, Henry | <person> Irish born British military surgeon in India, 1862-1948. See: Smith's operation, Smith-Indian operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith, Robert | <person> Irish surgeon, 1807-1873. See: Smith's fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith, Theobald | <person> U.S. Pathologist, 1859-1934. See: Theobald Smith's phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000) |