What does "sms" mean?
A text message sent using the short message service.
Sms
/ˌɛs ɛm ˈɛs/ name, noun, verb
name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A text message sent using the short message service.
- Grammar: sms is listed as name, noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: short sentence text, text message, text only explanation, text only material.
- Usage evidence: Even my grandma can send an SMS.
How to use "sms"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A text message sent using the short message service. countable
"The Empower Interactive survey found that more than 7 of 10 cellphone users considered any form of unsolicited SMSs, or text messages, unacceptable."
- 2 SMS — Seiner Majestät Schiff – literally, "His Majesty's Ship" in German; initialism, uncountable
- 3 plural of SM form-of, plural
- 4 Initialism of special mint set. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 5 SMS — Seiner Majestät Schiff – literally, "His Majesty's Ship" in German;; A ship prefix for a ship in the navy of the Empire of Germany (usually for the period leading to WWI and WWI) initialism, uncountable
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- 8 Initialism of short man syndrome. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 9 Initialism of stiff man syndrome. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 10 Initialism of safety management system: a system designed to identify and manage occupational safety and health risks. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 11 Initialism of senior minister of state. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Verb
- 1 To send a message on a cell phone via short message service.
"I SMSed him and asked why he was late."
Proper Noun
- 1 Initialism of short message service: a system enabling cell phones to send or receive text messages. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"The second spot, “One Thing,” shows the unlikely custom car shop workin', musclebound dude-bro, who loves his iPhone because it consolidates the iPod, camera, cell phone and SMS device he used to carry around in “a little bag.”"
- 2 Initialism of Sega Master System. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Synonyms
All synonyms short sentence texttext messagetext only explanationtext only materialtext replytext someone
Example
"Even my grandma can send an SMS."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "sms"?
Common synonyms include: short sentence text, text message, text only explanation, text only material, text reply, text someone.
How do you use "sms" in a sentence?
Even my grandma can send an SMS.
How do you pronounce "sms"?
Pronounced /ˌɛs ɛm ˈɛs/.
Etymology
From German SMS.