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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