sms
/ˌɛs ɛm ˈɛs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
3
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Initialism of short message service: a system enabling cell phones to send or receive text messages.
noun
Initialism of safety management system: a system designed to identify and manage occupational safety and health risks.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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.”"
- "As of 2021, only 2.6% of Twitter users had a 2FA method enabled – and of those, 74.4% used SMS authentication, a Twitter account security report said."
- "The Empower Interactive survey found that more than 7 of 10 cellphone users considered any form of unsolicited SMSs, or text messages, unacceptable."
- "I SMSed him and asked why he was late."
- "I can't talk to her: she is too busy SMSing her friends."
- "He picked up his cell and SMSed Radhika. “HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! See, this time, I was the first one to wish.’"
Etymology
Usage
Inflected Forms
S.M.S. (alternative)
S. M. S. (alternative)
SMSes (plural)
SMSs (plural)
SMSes (present, singular)
SMSing (participle, present)
SMSed (participle, past)
SMSed (past)
SMS'd (participle, past)
SMS'd (past)