Smoke

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1. Noun

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.

2. Noun

That which resembles smoke; a vapor; a mist.

3. Noun

Anything unsubstantial, as idle talk.

4. Noun

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

5. Noun

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

6. Noun

Hence, to burn; to be kindled; to rage.

7. Noun

To raise a dust or smoke by rapid motion.

8. Noun

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.

9. Noun

To suffer severely; to be punished.

10. Verb

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.

11. Verb

To fill or scent with smoke; hence, to fill with incense; to perfume.

12. Verb

To smell out; to hunt out; to find out; to detect.

13. Verb

To ridicule to the face; to quiz.

14. Verb

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

15. Verb

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.

16. Noun

the act of smoking tobacco or other substances; "he went outside for a smoke"; "smoking stinks"
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare

17. Noun

street names for marijuana
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare

18. Noun

tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare

19. 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"
Vocabulary classified under Physics

20. Noun

an indication of some hidden activity; "with all that smoke there must be a fire somewhere"
Vocabulary classified under Business and finance

21. Noun

something with no concrete substance; "his dreams all turned to smoke"; "it was just smoke and mirrors"
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
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