1syllable
smacks
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Definitions ofsmacks
1noun
- A distinct flavor, especially if slight.
Example: "rice pudding with a smack of cinnamon"
- A slight trace of something; a smattering.
- Heroin.
- A form of fried potato; a scallop.
1verb
- To get the flavor of.
- To indicate or suggest something; used with of.
Example: "Her reckless behavior smacks of pride."
- To have a particular taste; used with of.
1noun
- A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade and often called a fishing smack
- A group of jellyfish.
1noun
- A sharp blow; a slap. See also: spank.
- The sound of a loud kiss.
- A quick, sharp noise, as of the lips when suddenly separated, or of a whip.
1verb
- To slap someone.
- To make a smacking sound.
- To strike a child (usually on the buttocks) as a form of discipline. (US spank)
- To wetly separate the lips, making a noise, after tasting something or in expectation of a treat.
- To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate.
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