SMS

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Initialism of short message service: a system enabling cell phones to send or receive text messages.
noun
  1. A text message sent using the short message service.
  2. Initialism of special mint set.
  3. Initialism of salesman sample.
  4. Initialism of Smith-Magenis syndrome.
  5. Initialism of short man syndrome.
  6. Initialism of stiff man syndrome.
  7. Initialism of safety management system: a system designed to identify and manage occupational safety and health risks.
  8. Initialism of senior minister of state.
verb
  1. To send a message on a cell phone via short message service.
name
  1. Initialism of Sega Master System.
noun
  1. SMS — Seiner Majestät Schiff – literally, "His Majesty's Ship" in German;
  2. A ship prefix for a ship in the navy of the Empire of Germany (usually for the period leading to WWI and WWI)
noun
  1. plural of SM

Pronunciation

/ˌɛs ɛm ˈɛs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-SMS.wav

Word forms

SMS S.M.S. S. M. S. SMSes SMSs SMSing SMSed

Etymology

From German SMS.

Synonyms

Derived words

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