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smart

adjective
  1. Mentally quick and original: alert, bright, clever, intelligent, keen 1, quick, quick-witted, sharp, sharp-witted. Idiom: smart as a whip. See ability
  2. Amusing or pleasing because of wit or originality: clever, scintillating, sparkling, witty. See laughter
  3. Rude and disrespectful: assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy. Informal: brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity. Slang: wise 1. See attitude, courtesy
  4. Having or showing a clever awareness and resourcefulness in practical matters: astute, cagey, canny, knowing, perspicacious, shrewd, slick, wise 1. Informal: savvy. See ability, careful
  5. Being or in accordance with the current fashion: à la mode, chic, dashing, fashionable, mod, modish, posh, stylish, swank, swanky, trig. Informal: classy, in, sharp, snappy, swish, tony, trendy. Slang: with-it. Idioms: all the rage, up to the minute. See style, usual
verb
To feel or cause to feel a sensation of heat or discomfort: bite, burn, sting. See pain
noun
  1. A sensation of physical discomfort occurring as the result of disease or injury: ache, pain, pang, prick, prickle, soreness, stab, sting, stitch, throe, twinge. Informal: misery. See pain
  2. Slang. The faculty of thinking, reasoning, and acquiring and applying knowledge. Used in plural: brain (often used in plural), brainpower, intellect, intelligence, mentality, mind, sense, understanding, wit. See ability, thoughts

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