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Meaning
Noun
●
In Combustion:
The
visible
vapor/vapour,
gases
, and
fine
particles
given off
by
burning
or
smoldering
material.
●
A cigarette.
●
Anything to
smoke
(e.g.
cigarettes
,
marijuana
, etc.)
●
An
instance
of
smoking
a
cigar
ette,
cigar
, etc.; the
duration
of this act.
●
A
fleeting
illusion
; something
insubstantial
,
evanescent
,
unreal
,
transitory
, or without result.
●
Something used to
obscure
or
conceal
; an
obscuring
condition
;
see also
smoke
and mirrors.
●
A
light
grey
colour/color
tinted
with blue.
●
Bother; problems; hassle.
●
In Military:
A
particulate
of
solid
or
liquid
particles
dispersed
into the
air
on the
battlefield
to
degrade
enemy
ground
or for
aerial
observation
. Smoke has many uses--screening
smoke
,
signaling
smoke
,
smoke
curtain
,
smoke
haze
, and
smoke
deception
. Thus it is an
artificial
aerosol.
●
In Baseball:
A fastball.
●
A
distinct
column
of
smoke
, such as
indicating
a
burning
area or fire.
Verb
●
To
inhale
and
exhale
the
smoke
from a
burning
cigar
ette,
cigar
,
pipe
, etc.
●
To
inhale
and
exhale
tobacco
smoke.
●
To
give off
smoke.
Of a
fire
in a
fireplace
: to
emit
smoke
outward
instead of
up the
chimney
,
owing to
imperfect
draught.
●
To
preserve
or
prepare
(food) for
consumption
by
treating
with smoke.
●
To
dry
or
medicate
by smoke.
●
To
fill
or
scent
with
smoke
; hence, to
fill
with
incense
; to perfume.
●
To make
unclear
or blurry.
●
To
perform
(e.g.
music
)
energetically
or skillfully.
●
To
beat
someone at something.
●
To
kill
, especially with a gun.
●
To
thrash
; to beat.
●
To
smell out
; to
hunt out
; to
find out
; to detect.
●
To
ridicule
to the
face
; to mock.
●
To
burn
; to be
kindled
; to rage.
●
To
raise
a
dust
or
smoke
by
rapid
motion.
●
To
suffer
severely
; to be punished.
●
In American English:
To
punish
(a person) for
a minor
offense
by
excessive
physical exercise.
●
To
cover
(a key
blank
) with
soot
or
carbon
to
aid
in seeing the
marks
made by impressioning.
Name
●
The 44th
sura
(chapter) of
th
e Qur'an.
●
London.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
smoke
English
smoke
Middle English (1100-1500)
smoca
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Cig
Ciggy
Fag
Smoak
Cancerette
Cigarette
Cancer Stick
Coffin Nail
Related
Inhale
Fumes
Tobacco
Smell
Soot
Vapour
Fire
Weed
Burn
Flame
Nicotine
Puff
Vape
Dust
Cig
Exhaust
Pollution
Breathe
Cigarettes
Vapors
Air
Haze
Ash
Odor
Flames
Steam
Consume
Vapor
Gas
Noise
Light
Sleep
Tar
Fume
Fog
Eat
Combustion
Heat
Fires
Drink
Spliff
Wear
Debris
Gasses
Dirt
Rain
Quit
Hookah
Carbon Monoxide
Air Pollution
Carbon Dioxide
Particulate Matter
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Rhymes
Coq
Oke
Oak
Joke
Coke
Yoke
Poke
Soak
Yolk
Woke
Soke
Roke
Folk
Boke
Toke
Hoke
Awoke
Croak
Broke
Spoke
Roque
Cloak
Stoke
Proke
Evoke
Choke
Smoke
Quoke
Wroke
Avoke
Bloke
Advoke
Unyoke
Stroke
Prahok
Revoke
Provoke
Respoke
Baroque
Baroque
Bespoke
Disyoke
Convoke
Holm Oak
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