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smarts

USSMARTS/smɑɹts/UKSMAHTS/smɑːts/

2 meanings of smarts

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  1. 1
    nouncolloquialUSplural
    The ability to think and learn quickly, and to be clever.

    Like having a sharp tool in your head that helps you solve problems fast.

    She has the smarts to fix almost any computer problem.

    It takes real smarts to win a game like chess.

    Similarbrains, savvy, intelligence, wits, nous

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  2. 2
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of smart. Use this form with he, she, or it when something feels a sharp, stinging pain.

    The cut on his hand smarts whenever he washes the dishes.

    Her knee still smarts after the long hike.

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smarts is a form of smart

smart, verb: To feel a sharp pain, or to suffer because of something bad. Full entry

Forms
smartsmarts he/she/itsmarting -ing formsmarted past tense, past participle
Spelling
smart → smarts: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /s/.

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