Smoke

[sməʊk] or [smok]

Definition

(noun.) the act of smoking tobacco or other substances; 'he went outside for a smoke'; 'smoking stinks'.

(noun.) something with no concrete substance; 'his dreams all turned to smoke'; 'it was just smoke and mirrors'.

(noun.) an indication of some hidden activity; 'with all that smoke there must be a fire somewhere'.

(noun.) a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas.

(noun.) a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion; 'the fire produced a tower of black smoke that could be seen for miles'.

(verb.) inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes; 'We never smoked marijuana'; 'Do you smoke?'.

Typist: Nadine--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The visible exhalation, vapor, or substance that escapes, or expelled, from a burning body, especially from burning vegetable matter, as wood, coal, peat, or the like.

(n.) That which resembles smoke; a vapor; a mist.

(n.) Anything unsubstantial, as idle talk.

(n.) The act of smoking, esp. of smoking tobacco; as, to have a smoke.

(n.) To emit smoke; to throw off volatile matter in the form of vapor or exhalation; to reek.

(n.) Hence, to burn; to be kindled; to rage.

(n.) To raise a dust or smoke by rapid motion.

(n.) To draw into the mouth the smoke of tobacco burning in a pipe or in the form of a cigar, cigarette, etc.; to habitually use tobacco in this manner.

(n.) To suffer severely; to be punished.

(v. t.) To apply smoke to; to hang in smoke; to disinfect, to cure, etc., by smoke; as, to smoke or fumigate infected clothing; to smoke beef or hams for preservation.

(v. t.) To fill or scent with smoke; hence, to fill with incense; to perfume.

(v. t.) To smell out; to hunt out; to find out; to detect.

(v. t.) To ridicule to the face; to quiz.

(v. t.) To inhale and puff out the smoke of, as tobacco; to burn or use in smoking; as, to smoke a pipe or a cigar.

(v. t.) To subject to the operation of smoke, for the purpose of annoying or driving out; -- often with out; as, to smoke a woodchuck out of his burrow.

Edited by Cheryl

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Sooty vapor.[2]. Reek, steam, exhalation, effluvium, fume, mist.

v. a. [1]. Fumigate, expose to smoke.[2]. Draw into the mouth and puff out smoke from (as tobacco in a pipe or a cigar).

v. n. [1]. Emit smoke; steam, reek.[2]. Smoke tobacco.

Edited by Hattie

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN: fume, steam

SYN:Fumigation, fumes, vapor, insubstantiality, nothingness, moonshine, triviality,trifle

ANT:Substance, reality, realization, moment, importance

Checked by Elisha

Definition

n. the vapour from a burning body—a common term for the volatile products of the imperfect combustion of such organic substances as wood or coal.—v.i. to emit smoke: to smoke out instead of upward owing to imperfect draught: to draw in and puff out the smoke of tobacco: to raise smoke by moving rapidly: to burn to rage: to suffer as from punishment.—v.t. to apply smoke to: to dry scent or medicate by smoke: to inhale the smoke of: to use in smoking: to try to expel by smoking: to scent out discover: to quiz ridicule: to thrash.—ns. Smoke′-black lampblack; Smoke′-board a board suspended before the upper part of a fireplace to prevent the smoke coming out into the room; Smoke′-box part of a steam-boiler where the smoke is collected before passing out at the chimney; Smoke′-consū′mer an apparatus for burning all the smoke from a fire.—adj. Smoke′-dried.—v.t. Smoke′-dry to cure or dry by means of smoke.—ns. Smoke′-house a building where meat or fish is cured by smoking or where smoked meats are stored; Smoke′-jack a contrivance for turning a jack by means of a wheel turned by the current of air ascending a chimney.—adj. Smoke′less destitute of smoke.—adv. Smokel′essly.—ns. Smoke′lessness; Smō′ker one who smokes tobacco: a smoking-carriage: one who smoke-dries meat: an evening entertainment at which smoking is permitted; Smoke′-sail a small sail hoisted between the galley-funnel and the foremast when a vessel rides head to the wind; Smoke′-shade a scale of tints ranging from 0 to 10 for comparison of different varieties of coal according to the amount of unburnt carbon in their smoke; Smoke′-stack an upright pipe through which the combustion-gases from a steam-boiler pass into the open air.—adj. Smoke′-tight impervious to smoke.—ns. Smoke′-tree an ornamental shrub of the cashew family with long light feathery or cloud-like fruit-stalks; Smoke′-wash′er an apparatus for removing soot and particles of unburnt carbon from smoke by making it pass through water; Smoke′-wood the virgin's bower (Clematis Vitalba) whose porous stems are smoked by boys.—adv. Smō′kily.—ns. Smō′kiness; Smō′king the act of emitting smoke: the act or habit of drawing into the mouth and emitting the fumes of tobacco by means of a pipe or cigar—a habit of great sedative value: a bantering; Smō′king-cap -jack′et a light ornamental cap or jacket often worn by smokers; Smō′king-carr′iage -room a railway-carriage -room supposed to be set apart for smokers.—adj. Smō′ky giving out smoke: like smoke: filled or subject to be filled with smoke: tarnished or noisome with smoke: (obs.) suspicious.—On a smoke (B.) smoking or on fire.

Editor: Lorna