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noun

Definition of smartsnext
plural of smart
as in intelligence
the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems she had the smarts to start college at age 16, but perhaps not the emotional maturity

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smarts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of smart
as in aches
to feel or cause physical pain the injection only smarted for a moment

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  1. intelligence
  2. aches
  3. intellect
  4. sense
Noun
  • Trump's selection of Gabbard has drawn scrutiny over her lack of a background in intelligence, along with her views on Russia, recently deposed Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and other U.S. adversaries.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2025
  • This is an extraordinarily serious job that requires maintaining the independence of the intelligence community.
    Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of intelligence
Verb
  • The common symptoms are nausea, stomach pain, fever, headaches, and body aches.
    Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Other symptoms may include stomach pain, fever, headache, body aches, or dehydration.
    Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of aches
Noun
  • Foreman theater answered this call by creating dreamscapes that eluded our intellect’s mania for control.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Hubert began gifting his fellow Orc with temporary intellect, which nearly caused an uprising amongst his clansmen.
    Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of intellect
Noun
  • For the driver who sees their vehicle as simple transportation, whose priorities lie with reducing greenhouse emissions, or simply who doesn’t care about what powers their car all that much, a plug-in hybrid can make a ton of sense.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Most important in the near term, said organizers on Wednesday, beds and a roof overhead; showers and a laundry; hot meals and a sense of security away from the streets.
    Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of sense
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