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smoots

smoots is the plural of smoot.

Meaning of smoot

Noun (1)

smoot (plural smoots)

  1. (humorous, chiefly Greater Boston) A unit of length defined as exactly sixty-seven inches (approximately 1.70 meters).

Noun (2)

smoot (plural smoots)

  1. (UK, dialectal) A small opening built into a dry-stone wall, fence, or hedge to allow sheep (and hares) to pass through; a thirl.
    Synonyms:
    smoot hole

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Proper noun (1) capitalized: Smoots

Smoots (countable and uncountable, plural Smootses)

  1. A surname from Dutch.
  2. An unincorporated community in Caroline County, Virginia, United States.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Smoots

Smoots

  1. (plural) plural of Smoot

Forms of smoots

pluralSmootses

Origin of smoots

Possibly an Americanized form of Dutch Smouts.

Questions about smoots

What does smoots mean?
Smoots means a surname from Dutch.
What is smoots the plural of?
Smoots is the plural of smoot.
What part of speech is smoots?
Smoots is a proper noun.

Words near smoots in the dictionary

  1. smoothtalks
  2. smoothtongue
  3. smoothtongues
  4. smoothwire
  5. smoothy
  6. smoots
  7. Smootses
  8. smoove
  9. smoover
  10. smoovest
  11. SMOP

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