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smattering
Overview of noun smattering
The noun smattering has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. handful, smattering -- (a small number or amount; "only a handful of responses were received")
2. smattering -- (a slight or superficial understanding of a subject)
Overview of verb smatter
The verb smatter has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. dabble, smatter, play around -- (work with in an amateurish manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments but he never makes any money")
2. babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither -- (to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby")
3. smatter -- (speak with spotty or superficial knowledge; "She smatters Russian")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun smattering
2 senses of smattering
Sense 1
handful, smattering
=> small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
=> indefinite quantity
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
smattering
=> understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy
=> knowing
=> higher cognitive process
=> process, cognitive process, mental process, operation, cognitive operation
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun smattering
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun smattering
2 senses of smattering
Sense 1
handful, smattering
=> small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
Sense 2
smattering
=> understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy
Antonyms of noun smattering
Member Holonyms of noun smattering
Substance Holonyms of noun smattering
Part Holonyms of noun smattering
Member Meronyms of noun smattering
Substance Meronyms of noun smattering
Part Meronyms of noun smattering
Meronyms of noun smattering
Holonyms of noun smattering
Attributes of noun smattering
Derived Forms of noun smattering
1 of 2 senses of smattering
Sense 2
smattering
RELATED TO>(verb) smatter#3
=> smatter
Domain of noun smattering
Domain Terms of noun smattering
Familiarity of noun smattering
smattering used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun smattering
2 senses of smattering
Sense 1
handful, smattering
> small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
=> helping, portion, serving
=> taste, mouthful
=> crumb
=> dab, splash, splatter
=> spot, bit
=> few
=> hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, hair, whisker
=> modicum
=> scattering, sprinkling
=> shoestring, shoe string
=> spray, spraying
=> nose
=> step, stone's throw
=> little
=> shtik, shtick, schtik, schtick
=> tad, shade
=> minimum, lower limit
=> morsel
=> handful, smattering
=> couple
=> drop, drib, driblet
=> dollop
=> dreg
=> jack, doodly-squat, diddly-squat, diddlysquat, diddly-shit, diddlyshit, diddly, diddley, squat, shit
=> nip, shot
=> trace, hint, suggestion
=> shred, scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, smidge
=> tot
=> touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
Sense 2
smattering
> understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy
=> comprehension
=> self-knowledge
=> smattering
=> appreciation, grasp, hold
=> grasping
=> hindsight
=> insight, brainstorm, brainwave
=> realization, realisation, recognition
Meronyms of noun smattering
2 senses of smattering
Holonyms of noun smattering
Grep of noun smattering
smattering
Antonyms of verb smatter
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb smatter
3 senses of smatter
Sense 1
dabble, smatter, play around
=> busy, occupy
=> work
Sense 2
babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither
=> chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble
=> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 3
smatter
=> speak, talk
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb smatter
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb smatter
3 senses of smatter
Sense 1
dabble, smatter, play around
=> busy, occupy
Sense 2
babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither
=> chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble
Sense 3
smatter
=> speak, talk
'Cause To' of verb smatter
Derived Forms of verb smatter
1 of 3 senses of smatter
Sense 3
smatter
RELATED TO>(noun) smattering#2
=> smattering
Domain of verb smatter
Domain Terms of verb smatter
Familiarity of verb smatter
smatter used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb smatter
3 senses of smatter
Sense 1
dabble, smatter, play around
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Sense 2
babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 3
smatter
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb smatter
3 senses of smatter
Sense 1
dabble, smatter, play around
> busy, occupy
=> potter, putter
=> dabble, smatter, play around
Sense 2
babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither
> chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble
=> babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither
Sense 3
smatter
> speak, talk
=> run on
=> smatter
=> slang
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb smatter
Sense 1
dabble, smatter, play around
=> busy, occupy
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Sense 2
babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither
=> chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble
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Sense 3
smatter
=> speak, talk
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Grep of verb smatter
smatter
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