smock

Other forms of smock

plural

smocks·

past tense

smocked·

present participle

smocking·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about smock

What does smock mean?

smock means "a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in smock?

smock has 1 syllable: smock. In IPA it is /ˈsmɑk/.

What is another word for smock?

Close synonyms include duster, gaberdine, gabardine, dust coat. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is smock a common word?

smock is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.