smartsmart1 /smɑːt $ smɑːrt/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective (comparative smarter, superlative smartest) 
The smart kids get good grades and go off to college. I was smart enough to wait for a week. His decision to become a director was a smart move (=sensible thing to do).2disrespectful trying to seem clever in a disrespectful way: Don’t get smart with me, young man. He made some smart remark.3neat British English a)a smart person is wearing neat attractive clothes and has a generally tidy appearance SYN sharp American English OPP scruffy: You’re looking very smart. b)smart clothes, buildings etc are clean, tidy, and attractive SYN sharp American English: a smart black suit smart new offices4fashionable British English fashionable or used by fashionable people: one of Bonn’s smartest restaurants5technology smart machines, weapons, materials etc are controlled by computers and are designed to react in a suitable way depending on the situation: smart weapons6the smart money is on somebody/something used to say that a particular person or thing is likely to do something or be successful7quick British English a smart movement is done quickly, especially with force: a smart blow on the head She set off at a smart pace (=fairly fast).—smartly adverb: a smartly dressed young man He turned smartly and walked away.—smartness noun [uncountable]
WORD ORIGINsmart1
Origin:
Old English smeartEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Smart machines and other appliances are operated via the Internet.
- a smart suit
- an atmosphere of smart elegance
- Here are a few tips every smart traveler should know.
- Kelly wasn't sure if she was smart enough to go to law school.
- Marvin gave me a smart kick under the table.
- Quinn's a smart guy, but he talks too much.
- That's a smart suit, Sam.
- That's enough of your smart remarks for now.
- The editor was slim, smart and dark-haired.
- The new software system is really smart and it's much quicker to use too.
- The US used smart weapons in Iraq and Kosovo.
- The waitresses were the smartest ones I'd ever seen.
- You look really smart today, Chris. Have you got a job interview?
- Dressed in a smart, grey suit and black tie, the former Beatle looked very happy.
- It also might challenge and invite smart graduate students and other young professionals to choose public service over a corporate career.
- It is wonderful how quickly they learn and how smart they are.
- Perfect for when you are provoked into washing out a smart mouth with soap.
- So you can be reassured that your chil-dren are smarter than Chicken Licken and her friends.
- The drake is smart rather than spectacular in appearance.
Longman Language Activatormachines, systems etc
· The factory has installed advanced machinery at enormous cost.· Modern armies consist of fewer soldiers and more advanced weapons systems.· The bomb-detection equipment now used in most airports is very advanced.
very advanced, and better designed or more skilfully made than other things of the same type, and often working in a complicated way: · The missile has a sophisticated guidance system.highly sophisticated (=very sophisticated): · Eye operations often involve the use of highly sophisticated equipment, such as lasers.
: high-tech industry/company/equipment etc using very advanced electronic equipment and machines, especially computers: · Northern California remains a popular location for high-tech firms.· On display at the exhibition will be a range of 'hi-tech homes of the future'.· Prices of computers, electronics, and other high-tech products have fallen at a rapid pace.
a smart machine, bomb, weapon etc has a computer system that makes it able to control itself and make decisions for itself about how to operate: · The US used smart weapons in Iraq and Kosovo.· Smart machines and other appliances are operated via the Internet.
using the most advanced and recently developed methods, materials, or knowledge: · The new phone system uses state-of-the-art technology.· The movie was made with state-of-the-art computer graphics.
if something is ahead of its time , it is new and very different from other things of a similar type - use this especially about things that people do not understand or like at first, but later realize how good they are: · The Vortex graphics system was ahead of its time. Few were sold but it strongly influenced later designs.· Bonner's research in particle physics was ahead of its time and widely misunderstood.
in a more advanced position than other organizations or companies in developing and using new methods, systems, or equipment: · The company is trying to regain its position at the leading edge of biomedical research.· Developments in computer chip design are at the cutting edge of the technological revolution.
a clever plan, idea, or way of doing something especially British a clever idea, plan, or way of doing something is good and works well: · It sounds like a clever idea. Do you think it'll work?· Virtual Listening Systems have introduced one of the year's most unusual and clever new products.· I've thought of a really clever way of making money.
an intelligent idea, question etc is thought of or asked by someone who is intelligent: · Have you got any intelligent suggestions to make?· Anne was surprised to hear such an intelligent question coming from a very small child.
an ingenious method, idea, or piece of equipment is cleverly designed to do a job or solve a problem in a very original way: · A scanner is an ingenious device which enables you to feed pictures, photos or documents into a computer system.· American scientists have come up with an ingenious way of getting rid of cockroaches.· The catalogue is full of ingenious ideas for transforming your house into a dream home.· In the end it was Pete who thought of a really ingenious solution to the problem.
an idea etc that is clever, simple, and effective: · One of our designers has come up with a neat idea for storing computer disks.· Taking up a sport is a neat way of meeting new people, and it's good for you too.· It's a complicated problem, and there's no neat solution.
a system or machine such as a computer that is smart is cleverly designed and does something effectively: · The new software system is really smart and it's much quicker to use too.
carefully planned, clever, and intended to deceive people: · They use all kinds of cunning tricks to make people give them money.· His leadership style was to maintain power through a combination of force and cunning strategy.· a cunning marketing ploy
a crafty plan or way of doing something etc is one that is cleverly planned and involves deceiving other people, in a way that people admire: · It was a crafty question. "Why are you trying to catch me out?" he replied.· Jerry and Tony had worked out a crafty way of avoiding paying tax.
an inspired idea, plan etc is extremely clever and impressive and is one that someone suddenly thinks of, without knowing how or why: · "How did you know the answer to that?" "I didn't, it was just an inspired guess."· Even the most inspired forecasts of how prices are going to move can't be right all the time.· The band represents some of the best young talent that's around, resulting in a sound that's both innovative and inspired.
a clever idea about how to do something: · I like it! It sounds like a really bright idea.· I don't know what kind of present she'd like -- if you have any bright ideas let me know.have/come up with the bright idea of doing something (=often used humorously): · George came up with the bright idea of visiting every pub we passed.
not intelligent also not too bright/intelligent/clever/smart someone who is not very bright/intelligent/clever/smart is unable to learn and understand things quickly and easily: · Sometimes I think Sheila just isn't very bright.· Saja may be handsome, but he's not too smart.· Franco works hard but he isn't really very intelligent.· He treated me like a young and not very clever child.
not at all intelligent: · She talks to us as if we're completely stupid.· Poor Larry's too stupid to realize when you're making fun of him.· It's only stupid people who believe in all that astrology mumbo-jumbo.
especially American, spoken not at all intelligent: · The athletic guys were seen as 'cute but dumb'.· You're so dumb, Clarissa!· If we look dumb enough, someone's bound to come and help us out.
British informal not at all intelligent: · He's a nice boy, but he's a bit thick, isn't he?· Not wishing to appear thick, but what exactly are you doing?as thick as two short planks (=very stupid): · Some of the students they let in these days are as thick as two short planks.
informal unintelligent and very slow to learn: · She's not the brightest kid in the class -- in fact, she's quite dim.· I'm playing a guy who's well-meaning but kind of dim.
informal completely stupid: · My sister's latest boyfriend is pretty brainless; it's impossible to have a conversation with him.· 'You brainless scum!' he shouted after the departing boys.
British informal very stupid - use this especially to describe someone who looks stupid or who never has their own ideas: · He just sat there with his mouth open looking really gormless.· a grinning, gormless boy
formal not as intelligent as most people: · It would be a mistake to assume that all football players are unintelligent.· He may not be as bright as his sister, but he's far from unintelligent.
wearing good clothes and looking tidy wearing good or expensive clothes: · The photograph showed a well-dressed man in his early 50s.· The young woman with the children looked too well-dressed to be a nanny.· He walked into the party with a beautiful well-dressed blonde on his arm.
British if you look smart or your clothes are smart , you are dressed in an attractive way and you look very tidy: · The editor was slim, smart and dark-haired.· You look really smart today, Chris. Have you got a job interview?· The waitresses were the smartest ones I'd ever seen.· That's a smart suit, Sam.
If you look neat or if you have neat clothes, the clothes you are wearing are clean, ironed, and fit you properly: · She had been waiting there all night, but she still looked neat.· A man in a neat gray suit sat on the other side of the bar.neat and clean: · They didn't have much money, but the children were always neat and clean.
well-dressed enough for meeting people, socially or in your job: · We don't have to wear suits for work, but we do have to look presentable.· Arnold was a very presentable young fellow.
someone who is well-groomed has clean, neat hair, wears good clothes, and looks as if they have spent a lot of time and money on their appearance: · She's marrying a well-groomed successful businessman named Paul.· Ambassadors' wives are expected to look fashionable and well-groomed.
dressed in a way that shows you have good judgement about what clothes look good on you and what other people will admire: · Hey, you look sharp. Where'd you get the suit?sharp dresser: · Paula's a very sharp dresser, so I always have her go shopping with me.
a man, especially a small man, who is dapper wears neat, tidy clothes and is generally very smart in appearance: · The Captain was a dapper little man with a neat moustache and shiny shoes.· Graham walked into the restaurant, looking dapper in a grey business suit.
someone who is well turned out has taken care that their clothes and general appearance are clean and neat, for example for a special occasion: · Nico looked trim and well turned out in a new dark suit.· The principal expected everyone to be well turned out on graduation day.
informal clothes that are snazzy are bright, colourful, and attractive: · I love those snazzy little silk dresses.· There were racks and racks of snazzy swimming trunks.· Dale spun around the dance floor in a snazzy blue suit.
WORD SETSaccess, verbaccess point, nounaccess time, nounaccounting system, accumulator, nounadd-on, nounADSL, nounaffective computing, nounAI, nounALGOL, nounalias, nounANSI, anti-spam, adjectiveanti-virus, adjectiveanti-virus software, nounAPL, nounapp, nounApple, Apple Macintosh, applet, nounapplication, nounapplication software, nounarcade game, nounarchitecture, nounarchive, nounarchive, verbarray, nounartificial intelligence, nounASCII, nounASIC, nounASP, nounassembly language, nounasynchronous, adjectiveAT&T, attachment, nounaudit trail, nounautomate, verbautomated, adjectiveautomation, nounavatar, nounB2B exchange, nounB2C, adjectiveB2E, adjectiveBabbage, Charles, backslash, nounbackspace, nounbackup, nounback-up copy, bandwidth, nounbar code, nounBASIC, nounbatch, nounbatch processing, nounbaud rate, nounBerners-Lee, Tim, bespoke, adjectivebeta test, nounBig Blue, bioinformatics, nounbiometric, adjectivebit, nounbitmap, nounBlackBerry, nounbloatware, nounblog, nounBluetooth, nounBMP, nounbond certificate, book entry, bookmark, nounbookmark, verbbook of final entry, nounbook of first entry, nounBoolean, adjectiveboot, verbbootable, adjectivebootstrapping, nounbot, nounbotnet, nounbps, brain dump, nounbroadband, nounbrown goods, nounbrowse, verbbrowser, nounbubble jet printer, nounbuddy list, nounbuffer, nounbuffer, verbbug, nounbulletin board, nounbundle, nounbundle, verbburn, verbbus, nounbusiness continuity services, nounbusiness continuity services, button, nounbyte, nounCabinet Office Briefing Rooms, cable modem, nouncache, nouncache, verbCAD, nounCAD/CAM, nounCAL, nounCalifornia, nounCALL, nounCAM, nounCambridge, Capita, caps lock, nouncapture, verbcapture, nouncard, nouncathode ray tube, nounCAT scan, nounCBT, nounCD-R, nounCD-ROM, nounCD-ROM drive, CDRW, nounCD-RW, nouncentral processing unit, nouncentral processor, nounCGI, nounCHAPS, character, nounchat room, nouncheat, nouncheckbox, nounchip, nounchip card, CIM, CIO, clerical assistant, click, verbclickable, adjectiveclient, nounclient machine, client-server, adjectiveclient/server architecture, clip art, nounclipboard, nouncloaking, nounclock cycle, nounclock speed, nounclone, nouncluster, nounCOBOL, nouncode, nouncoder, nouncom, Comdex, nouncommand, nouncomm port, comms, nouncompact disc, nounCompaq, compatibility, nouncompatible, adjectivecompatible, nouncompile, verbcompiler, nouncompress, verbcomputer, nouncomputer (industry) analyst, computer-aided, adjectivecomputer-aided design, nouncomputer-aided manufacture, computer-aided manufacturing, nouncomputer-assisted, adjectivecomputerate, adjectivecomputer-based training, computer-generated, adjectivecomputer-integrated manufacture, computerize, verbcomputer-literate, adjectivecomputer modelling, nouncomputer science, nouncomputer system, computer virus, nouncomputing, nounconcordance, nounconfiguration, nounconfigure, verbconnect, verbconnectivity, nounconsole, nouncontrol, nouncontrol key, nouncookie, nouncoordinate, nounCorel, corrupt, verbcounter, nouncourseware, nounCPU, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncracker, nouncrash, verbcrash, nounCroft, Lara, cross-platform, adjectivecross-posting, nounCtrl, nouncursor, nouncut, verbcutover, nouncyber-, prefixcybercrime, nouncybernetics, nouncyberpunk, nouncybersickness, nouncyberspace, nouncyberterrorist, nouncyberwidow, noundata, noundata bank, noundatabase, noundatabase management, database management system, data capture, noundata centre, data dictionary, noundata encryption standard, noundata file, data interchange format file, data mining, noundata processing, noundata protection, Data Protection Act, the, Dateline, daytrader, nounday trading, nounDBMS, debug, verbdecision support system, decode, verbdecompress, verbdecrypt, verbdefault, noundefragment, verbDel, noundelete, verbdeletion, noundeliverable, noundematerialize, verbdemo, verbdemonstration version, denial of service attack, noundeselect, verbdesktop, noundesktop computer, noundesktop publishing, noundestination site, dialogue box, noundial-up, adjectivedigerati, noundigicam, noundigital nervous system, digital rights management, digital wallet, nounDilbert, direct access, noundirectory, noundisaster recovery, noundisc, noundisinfect, verbdisk, noundisk drive, noundiskette, noundisk operating system, display, noundisplay, verbdistributed processing, Dixons, dock, noundock, verbdocking station, noundocument, noundocument sharing, noundongle, nounDOS, noundot-matrix printer, noundouble click, verbdouble-click, verbdouble density, adjectivedown, adverbdownload, verbdownload, noundownloadable, adjectivedowntime, noundown time, downwardly compatible, adjectiveDP, noundrag, verbdrive, noun-driven, suffixdriver, noundropdown, noundrop down, noundrop-down menu, nounDTP, noundumb terminal, dump, verbdump, nounDVD, nounDVD-ROM, nounEasdaq, noune-book, noune-business, nounECN, noune-commerce, nouneditor, nounedutainment, noune-fatigue, nounE-FIT, nounEFTPOS, nounelectronic, adjectiveelectronic bill of lading, electronic cottage, nounelectronic data interchange, nounelectronic funds transfer, nounelectronic invoice, electronic mail, nounelectronic media, electronic publishing, nounelectronics, nounelectrosmog, nounEllison, Larry, email, nounemail account, embed, verbencrypt, verbend-to-end, adjectiveenter, verbenterprise application integration, nounentry, nounEPROM, noune-publishing, nounequipment leasing, erase, verbErnie, error, nounerror message, nounescape key, Ethernet, noune-ticket, nounE-ticket, nounexecutable, nounexecute, verbexecution, nounexit, verbexpansion card, nounexpansion slot, nounexpert system, nounexport, verbextension, nounextranet, nouneye scan, nounF2F, adjectivefabricator, nounfactory preset, nounfatware, nounfeed, verbfeed, nounfield, nounfifth generation computer, file, nounfile manager, nounfilename, nounfile sharing, nounfile transfer, filing system, filter, nounfirewall, nounfirmware, nounfirst generation, nounfirst in, first out, nounfirst-person shooter, nounfive nines, nounfixed wireless, nounflash, verbflash, nounflash drive, nounflash memory, nounflatscreen, adjectiveflat screen, flip chip, nounfloor broker, floppy disk, nounfly-by-wire, nounfolder, nounfont, nounfooter, nounfootprint, nounforklift upgrade, nounformat, verbFortran, nounforum, noun404, adjectivefreeware, nounftp, nounfunction, nounfunctionality, nounfunction key, nounfungible, adjectivefuzzy logic, nounGame Boy, gameplay, noungamer, noungaming, noungarbage in, garbage out, Gates, Bill, gateway, nounghost, nounGIF, noungigabit, noungigabyte, nounGIGO, GIS, nounGlitter, Gary, global, adjectiveGLOBEX, nounGMS, nounGoogle, gopher, noungraphical, adjectivegraphical user interface, noungraphics, noungraphics card, noungraphic software, grid computing, noungroupware, nounGUI, nounhack, verbhack, nounhacker, nounhacktivist, nounhandshake, nounhard copy, nounhard disk, nounhard drive, nounhardware, nounhard-wired, adjectiveHawk, Tony, Hawking, Stephen, head, nounheader, nounhelp, nounhelp desk, nounhelp menu, help screen, nounHewlett Packard, hexadecimal, adjectivehigh-definition, adjectivehigh-level, adjectivehigh-level language, highlight, verbhome computer, home office, nounhome shopping, hookup, nounhook-up, nounhost computer, hot key, nounhot link, nounhot spot, nounHTML, nounhttp, hyperlink, nounhypertext, nounIBM, icon, nounICT, nounidentifier, nouniMac, nounimport, verbinbox, nounincremental backup, nounincubator space, industrial design, infect, verbinfected, adjectiveinformation exchange, information retrieval, nouninformation system, information technology, nouninfowar, nouninitialize, verbinkjet printer, nouninput, nouninput, verbinput/output, adjectiveinstall, verbinstaller, nounInstinet, Intel, intelligent terminal, interactive, adjectiveinteractive whiteboard, nouninterface, nouninterface, verbInternational Securities Exchange, nounInternet cafe, nounInternet Service Provider, interpreter, nounintranet, nouninvoke, verbIP address, nouniPod, nouniris scan, nounISDN, nounISP, nounIT, nouniterate, verbiTunes, iTV, nounJava, nounjob, nounjob bank, Jobs, Steve, joystick, nounJPEG, nounK, KB, keno, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkeyboard, verbkeyboarder, nounkeypad, nounkeystroke, nounkeyword, nounkilobyte, nounkit, nounkludge, nounknowledge base, Kraftwerk, LAN, nounlanguage, nounlaptop, nounlaser disk, nounlaser printer, nounlaunch, verbLCD, nounlight industry, nounlight pen, nounline printer, nounlink, verbLinux, nounLISP, nounlisting paper, listserv, nounload, verblocal area network, nounlog file, LOGO, nounloop, nounlow-level, adjectiveMac, nounmachine, nounmachine code, nounmachine language, machine-readable, adjectiveMacintosh, nounmacro, nounmagnetic disk, nounmagnetic media, nounmagnetic tape, nounmail, nounmail, verbmailbomb, nounmailbox, nounmailing list, nounmail merge, nounmainframe, nounmainframe computer, main memory, manual, adjectivemaximize, verbmegabyte, nounmemory, nounmemory address, memory bank, nounmemory card, nounmemory hog, nounMemory Stick, nounmenu, nounmessage, nounmetadata, nounmicro, nounmicrochip, nounmicrocomputer, nounmicroelectronics, nounmicroprocessor, nounMicrosoft, MIDI, nounmigrate, verbmigration, nounMillennium bug, minicomputer, nounminimize, verbmips, mission-critical, adjectiveMIT, mixer, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodelling, nounmodem, nounmodule, nounmonitor, nounMoore, Gordon, Moore's Law, nounmorphing, nounmotherboard, nounMotorola, mouse, nounmouse mat, nounmouse miles, nounmouse potato, nounMP3 player, nounMP4 player, nounMPEG, nounMSC, nounMS-DOS, multimedia, adjectivemulti-player gaming, nounmultiple applications, multiplexer, nounmultitasking, nounnagware, nounNasdaq, nounNASDAQ, Naseem, Prince, National Market System, nounNEC, nerd, nounnest, verbNetscape Navigator, network, nounnetwork, verbneural computer, nounneural network, nounneuroinformatics, nounnewbie, nounnew economy, nounNintendo, node, nounnoise, nounnotebook, nounnumber-cruncher, nounnumber crunching, nounobject, nounobject language, object-oriented, adjectiveOCR, nounOfex, nounoffice machinery, offline, adverboff-line, adjectiveonline, adjectiveonline catalogue, online updating, nounon-screen, adjectiveopen, verbOpen Group, the, open outcry, nounopen system, nounoperating system, nounoperation, nounoptical character recognition, nounoptical fibre, nounoption, nounorder, nounorganizing business, OSI, nounoutbox, nounoutput, nounoutput, verbover-the-counter dealing, over-the-counter market, over-the-counter share, over-the-counter stock, over-the-counter trading, overwrite, verbP2P, adjectivepackage, nounpacket, nounpacket-switching, nounpage, nounpage break, nounpalette, nounpalm phone, nounpalmtop, nounpaperless, adjectiveparallel data query, parallel port, parallel processing, nounPASCAL, nounpass-along, adjectivepassword, nounpaste, verbpasting, nounpatch, nounpause, verbPC, nounPC Card, nounPDA, nounPDF, nounPDF file, pen drive, nounPentium, peripheral, adjectiveperipheral, nounpersonal communicator, nounpersonal computer, nounpersonal electronic device, nounpersonal organizer, nounpetaflop, nounphishing, nounping, verbpiracy, nounpirate, verbpixel, nounplasma screen, nounplatform, nounplatform game, nounPlayStation, plotter, nounplug and play, nounplug-and-play, adjectiveplug-in, nounpointer, nounpop-under, nounpop-up, nounport, nounport, verbportable, adjectivepost, verbpost-industrial, adjectivePostScript, nounPowerPoint, nounprint, verbprinter, nounprintout, nounprint-out, nounprint preview, nounprocess, verbprocessing, nounprocessor, nounprogram, nounprogram, verbprogram file, programmable, adjectiveprogrammer, nounprogramme trading, programming, nounprogramming language, PROLOG, nounPROM, nounprompt, verbprompt, nounprotocol, nounPsion, pull down, nounpull-down, adjectivepull-down menu, nounpunched card, nounquantum computer, nounQuarkXPress, queue, nounqwerty, adjectiveRAM, nounrandom access memory, nounread, verbread only memory, read-only memory, nounread-out, nounread-write, adjectivereal-time, adjectivereboot, verbrecall, verbre-chip, verbrecord, nounrecord, verbrefresh, verbreload, verbremaster, verbremote access, nounremote control, nounremote working, nounreseller, nounreset, verbrespawn, verbretinal scanner, nounretrieval, nounretrieve, verbretry, verbreturn, nounright-click, verbrip, verbroad warrior, nounrobot, nounrollover, nounROM, nounRoute 128, nounrouter, nounroutine, nounRSI, nounRTF, nounrun, verbsalami slicing, nounSamsung, save, verbscalability, nounscalable, adjectivescan, verbscanner, nounscramble, verbscreen, nounscreen-based, adjectivescreen dump, nounscreensaver, nounscreen saver, nounscreenshot, nounscroll, verbscroll bar, nounscroll key, SCSI, nounSEAQ, search, nounsearch, verbsearchable, adjectivesearch engine, nounSEATS, nounsecurity rating, SEGA, self-healing, adjectivesend, verbserial port, server, nounserver farm, nounservice bureau, nounservice pack, nounSET, nounset-up, nounSFA, nounSGML, nounshareware, nounshift, nounshift key, nounshoot-'em-up, nounshopping bot, sig file, nounsilicon, nounsilicon chip, nounSilicon Fen, nounSilicon Glen, Silicon Valley, sim, nounSIMM, nounsimulation, nounSinclair, Sir Clive, single sourcing, skin, nounslo-mo, adjectivesmall office/home office, nounsmart, adjectivesmart bomb, nounsneakernet, nounsoft copy, nounsoftware, nounsoftware engineering, SoHo, SOHO, nounSonic the Hedgehog, sort, nounsoundcard, nounsource code, nounspace bar, nounspam, nounspeech recognition, nounspeech recognition software, speech synthesizer, nounspellcheck, nounspellchecker, nounspell-checker, nounspider, nounspider food, nounspim, nounsplit screen, nounspreadsheet, nounspreadsheet software, spyware, nounstandalone, adjectivestand-alone, adjectivestandby time, nounStarr Report, the, nounstarter pack, nounstart-up, nounstorage, nounstorage unit, store, verbstore-and-forward, nounstrategic information system, stream, verbstreaming, nounStreet Fighter, string, nounstylus, nounsubdirectory, nounsubroutine, nounsuite, nounSun Microsystems, sunrise industry, nounsupercomputer, nounsuperserver, nounsupport, verbsupport, nounswitching, nounsynchronous, adjectivesyntax, nounsynthespian, nounsystem, nounsystem administrator, nounsystems analyst, nounsystems programmer, system tray, nountab, verbtab key, nountab stop, nountag, nountag, verbtape, nountape drive, taskbar, nountechie, nountechnical support, nountechno-, prefixtechnocracy, nountechno-geek, nountechnophobe, nountechy, telecentre, nountelecommuter, nountelematics, nounteleprinter, nounteleworker, nountemplate, nounterabyte, nounteraflop, nounterminal, nountestdeck, nountext-to-speech, adjectivethird-generation, adjectivethird-party software, thumbnail, nountickbox, nountick box, nountime out, nountime-sharing, nountitle bar, nountoggle, nountoner, nountoolbar, nountoolbox, nounTOPIC, nountop-level domain, nountop ranking, nounTorvalds, Linus, Toshiba, Tottenham Court Road, touchpad, nountouch screen, nountrackball, nountransaction processing, transputer, nounTrojan horse, nountroubleshooter, nounTTS, Turing, Alan, tutorial, nounundo, verbuninstall, verbunique visitor, nounUnix, noununlisted share, unlisted stock, unrecoverable error, unzip, verbup, adverbupdate, nounupgrade, verbupload, verbupload, nounuptime, nounusability, nounUSB, nounUSB drive, nounuser-friendly, adjectiveuser group, nounuser interface, nounuser name, nounUS Robotics, utility, nounVActor, nounvalid, adjectivevalue-added reseller, vapourware, nounVDT, nounVDU, nounVGA, nounvideocard, nounvideo game, nounvideo snacking, nounviral marketing, nounvirtual, adjectivevirtual corporation, virtually, adverbvirtual memory, nounvirtual office, nounvirtual organization, virtual reality, nounvirus, nounvoice print, nounvoice recognition, wallpaper, nounWAN, nounWAP, noun-ware, suffixwar game, nounWAV, nounwearable, nounWeb 2.0, nounweb browser, nounweb crawler, nounweb design, nounweb development, web-enabled, adjectiveweb hosting, nounweb log, nounweb log file, wide area network, wi-fi, nounWi-Fi, nounwild card, nounwindow, nounWindows, Wintel, wipe, verbWiponet, nounwireless internet, wireless networking, nounWord, Wordperfect, word processor, nounworkspace, nounworkstation, nounWorld Wide Web, the, worm, nounWozniak, Steve, write, verbwrite-protected, adjectiveWYSIWYG, nounXbox, XML, nounY2K, nounYahoo!, zap, verbzip file, nounzombie, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY His decision to become a director was a smart move (=sensible thing to do). Don’t get smart with me, young man. You’re looking very smart. She set off at a smart pace (=fairly fast).COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
His decision to become a director was a smart move (=sensible thing to do). Don’t get smart with me, young man. You’re looking very smart. She set off at a smart pace (=fairly fast). (=that is guided to the right place)
(=one with an electronic part that records information)· Keeping medical records on small plastic smart cards seems to be a success.
British English· Do you have to wear smart clothes to work?
(=sensible)· I’m not sure it was a good move giving him the job.
(=much heavier etc) The tickets were way more expensive than I thought.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB The tickets were way more expensive than I thought.· It's possible to imagine machines as smart as monkeys, or men.· I know how to sound as smart as I look.· She intended to look just as smart when she grew up.· Alice was as smart about life as anybody she ever came up against.· It was not naturally as smart a match as the failed one of the summer, but the reactions were all the same gratifying.· Its descendants someday will be rodents, and someday further, as smart and nimble as apes.· They didn't have speech, and they were not as smart as we were.· If Susan is as smart as her reputation, she can find her clue in the river.
· It's time, while Mercury is forming a sharp link to Jupiter, to find out how smart you really are.· The listening, the uninterrupted speaking, made us realize how smart we were, and how inhibited.· Ruth thought how smart Sean looked.· And sure enough, there it was once more, evidence of how smart they were.· It is wonderful how quickly they learn and how smart they are.· People in New York, Alexander told me, were saying how smart the opportunist was.· There are many simple and advanced examples of how smart materials could work.· Seeing her learn and loving it, seeing how smart she is.
· She thinks people who are clean-shaven look much smarter.· Our people are much smarter than our bombs ever can be.· The equivalent of the high street in Passy was much smarter than anything I had seen in London.· On the mainland I feel I have to look much smarter.
· Benji can look like a broken-down old cab horse with a real novice on his back or he can look really smart.· Like every really smart lobbyist, Boggs knows the importance of being subtle and of keeping a low profile.· It did look really smart though.· They play really smart ball and they often win championships, despite having a lineup which is somewhat less than imposing.· Cruising Altitude has put up two really smart performances this season both at Newbury.
· What's so smart about this Smart Rope?· I thought that I looked so smart in my white shoes, shorts, shirt and three cornered hat.· My father, who thought I was so smart?· Their brains are tiny: why are they so smart?· Because they are so good, so smart, they stand out like beacons in a sea of mediocrity.· Rab not so smart, the mouldy meat.· Most of the women were college graduates, thought highly of Smith, and were pleased that this stranger was so smart.
· Intelligent Buildings Too smart for their own good?· The dumb ones are too smart to fight.· But some people are worried about what happens when they become too smart.· Pale-eyed and pink-skinned, he was always too serious, too smart, too polite, too good.· You're way too smart to be driving a truck.· Arvey was through that night, too, only he was too smart to let on.· You're a fool in some ways when you're too smart for your own good.· It was too smart to give people the chance to turn it down.
· Meanwhile, the canal is edged with black bricks laid with black mortar which provides a very smart finish to the canal.· Twelve feet high, cube in shape, not very smart or nimble, but it did shuffle along slowly.· Every one, station staff, local dignitaries and even the press looked very smart ... everyone that is, except for me!· Adrianne is warm and likable, David very smart but weak, and Diane also smart, but cold and ambiguous.· Until then the Pony Club riders will look very smart in their shirts while their adult equivalents ride red faced and harassed.· Shim is a top scholar, very, very smart.· They were all in step and looked very smart.· Your feet seem to be very smart in figuring out what they like.
NOUN· Yet, it is clear that the photographer has in fact got them to pose, dressed up in their smartest clothes.· He had used the money to hire smart clothes for his wedding.· Good figure, smart clothes, very blonde.· The next evening when he got home, Amanda was in the sitting-room watching television, wearing her smartest clothes.· He was initially a good provider and noted for his smart clothes in the post-depression days.· He remembered Charlie Hatton's brand-new flat, the pretty young wife with her smart clothes.· Even at home she put on smarter clothes.· Peggy Pine who ran the smart clothes shop said that she might have her young niece staying with her.
· Which goes to show that the smart guys were right about something.· He never would have figured it out, certainly; it was the sort of thing that occurred to smart guys.· Art Mitz, the editor of the school newspaper and a very smart guy, was the kingpin.
· But I was a smart kid.
· He's an awfully smart man.· Florida was always either going under or bobbing to the surface, and a smart man had to be a loose cork.· We are the smart men about town.· But Jackson is a far smarter man than Farrakhan.· Chatterton's a very smart man and he understands small print.· Andy is a smart man who has been in the coaching business for years.· But Finch is a smart man.· But he was in a weakened condition with a smart man like Teal.
· There are many simple and advanced examples of how smart materials could work.· Other kinds of sensors, in concert with smart materials, will produce custom systems for a host of problems.· Yet smart materials are the future.· To date, adaptive systems rely on three general classes of smart materials.· These modules may make good use of smart materials.· The development of better miniature actuators and smart materials will make such robots affordable for all.
· What is the smartest move you've ever made?· The smart move is to proceed according to Mr Punch's exclusive eight-point plan, as follows ... 1.· The marriage with Napster is a smart move.· It's the smart move, Rachel.
· For smart people, discerning people, the clutter and crush had eventually become too much.· Lots of smart people are interested in the problems of unhealthy and unproductive workplaces and what to do about them.· Despite that, they now cluster under a variety of new names courtesy of those very smart people with MBAs.· Berkeley sounded like the Golden Mountain Chess Association -- filled with smart people who could write.· That's what smart people do.· That maybe we're not the smartest people in the world because we will go out there willing to kill ourselves.
· In the hushed surroundings of a smart restaurant, Boon fiddles enigmatically with a fob watch on a neck chain.· Now they had a smart restaurant in Blackheath, another in Knightsbridge, and a chain of pizza houses.· Vegetarians unite Vegetarianism has stepped out of its sandals and into the smartest restaurants.
· They paraded the smart streets of West London, displaying their meagre weekly rations.
· Hire costs, or the price of a new, smart suit, should be built into your calculations.· A smart suit with cheap uncomfortable shoes generally reveals a man posing above his station.· A more continuing change has been the wearing of smarter suits by most males and of brighter colours by many ladies.· They go, in their smart suits and ties, back to the village.· She seldom wore the pretty dresses or smart suits that Scarlet bought her, preferring her rags.· Groom will buy a smart suit.· Then comes the crowning glory of Frank's act, as he peels off his raincoat to reveal a smart suit underneath.· Paul Magee, 42, stood bare-chested next to his co-defendant Michael O'Brien, 28, who was dressed in a smart suit.
· Tall, smart women strutting in their black uniforms and leather boots.· Valadon was intriguing, but I knew a smart woman who was already working on her.· Mostly they were very smart women in suits and soft draped dresses.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► as pretty/smart etc as the dickens
1intelligent especially American English intelligent or sensible SYN clever OPP stupid: - Barney's a tough cookie. He knows how to play politics.
- Being a dedicated tough cookie, he has delivered the goods in impressive manner.
- In general, the provincial circuit is a far tougher cookie than its metropolitan counterpart.
- Monroe herself, of course, was a smart cookie, but she knew enough to play dumb.
- Mr Kinnock is clearly a tough cookie.
- Now, women on television are depicted as tough cookies who need a man like a fish needs a trouser press.
- The Gingerbread Man Summary A fox ate a smart cookie.
- Unless Newman is a smart cookie.
- We're tough cookies here, and so are you.
The smart kids get good grades and go off to college. I was smart enough to wait for a week. His decision to become a director was a smart move (=sensible thing to do).2disrespectful trying to seem clever in a disrespectful way: Don’t get smart with me, young man. He made some smart remark.3neat British English a)a smart person is wearing neat attractive clothes and has a generally tidy appearance SYN sharp American English OPP scruffy: You’re looking very smart. b)smart clothes, buildings etc are clean, tidy, and attractive SYN sharp American English: a smart black suit smart new offices4fashionable British English fashionable or used by fashionable people: one of Bonn’s smartest restaurants5technology smart machines, weapons, materials etc are controlled by computers and are designed to react in a suitable way depending on the situation: smart weapons6the smart money is on somebody/something used to say that a particular person or thing is likely to do something or be successful7quick British English a smart movement is done quickly, especially with force: a smart blow on the head She set off at a smart pace (=fairly fast).—smartly adverb: a smartly dressed young man He turned smartly and walked away.—smartness noun [uncountable]