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Fume

Exhalation; volatile matter (esp. noxious vapor or smoke) ascending in a dense body; smoke; vapor; reek; as, the fumes of tobacco.

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Emit 76% connected

To send forth; to throw or give out; to cause to issue; to give vent to; to eject; to discharge; as, fire emits heat and smoke; boiling water emits s…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Experience 76% connected

Trial, as a test or experiment.

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Exudate 76% connected

To exude.

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Exude 76% connected

To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out.

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Feel 76% connected

To perceive by the touch; to take cognizance of by means of the nerves of sensation distributed all over the body, especially by those of the skin; t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Ooze 76% connected

Soft mud or slime; earth so wet as to flow gently, or easily yield to pressure.

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Process 76% connected

The act of proceeding; continued forward movement; procedure; progress; advance.

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Transude 76% connected

To pass, as perspirable matter does, through the pores or interstices of textures; as, liquor may transude through leather or wood.

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Treat 76% connected

To handle; to manage; to use; to bear one's self toward; as, to treat prisoners cruelly; to treat children kindly.

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Smother 76% connected

To destroy the life of by suffocation; to deprive of the air necessary for life; to cover up closely so as to prevent breathing; to suffocate; as, to…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fumigation 74% connected

The act of fumigating, or applying smoke or vapor, as for disinfection.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Fumigation 74% connected

The act of fumigating, or applying smoke or vapor, as for disinfection.

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Fumigator 74% connected

One who, or that which, fumigates; an apparattus for fumigating.

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Fumigator 74% connected

One who, or that which, fumigates; an apparattus for fumigating.

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Smoke 74% connected

The visible exhalation, vapor, or substance that escapes, or expelled, from a burning body, especially from burning vegetable matter, as wood, coal,…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Smoke 74% connected

The visible exhalation, vapor, or substance that escapes, or expelled, from a burning body, especially from burning vegetable matter, as wood, coal,…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Smoky 74% connected

Emitting smoke, esp. in large quantities or in an offensive manner; fumid; as, smoky fires.

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Smoky 74% connected

Emitting smoke, esp. in large quantities or in an offensive manner; fumid; as, smoky fires.

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Fumigate 92% connected

To apply smoke to; to expose to smoke or vapor; to purify, or free from infection, by the use of smoke or vapors.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Reek 92% connected

A rick.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Smoke 92% connected

The visible exhalation, vapor, or substance that escapes, or expelled, from a burning body, especially from burning vegetable matter, as wood, coal,…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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