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smoke
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- pronunciation:
- smok
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the visible black, gray, or white gases given off into the air by something that is burning.
The smoke went up the chimney.
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| definition 2: |
something that is like this, such as a vapor or cloud.
Our science project produced some smoke. |
| definition 3: |
the act or an instance of smoking tobacco.
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| related words: |
cloud, fume, vapor |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
smokes, smoking, smoked |
| definition 1: |
to give off smoke or a vapor or gas that looks like smoke.
Although the fire was out, the forest still smoked. |
| definition 2: |
to breathe in and let out the smoke of.
It's bad for you to smoke a cigarette. |
| definition 3: |
to preserve, and give a flavor to by treating with the smoke of burning wood.
We smoked the ham with hickory wood. |
| related words: |
blacken, cure, preserve |
| derivation: |
smokable (smokeable) (adj.) |
Word Builder: smoke +
- smoke detector:
a machine for detecting smoke.
- smoker:
a person who smokes cigarettes.
- smoking:
the habit of using cigarettes.
- smokestack:
a large, tall pipe that carries off smoke from a factory.
- smoky:
full of smoke from cigarettes or something else.
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