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- [fy-mey]
- /füˈmeɪ/
- /fjuːm/
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- [fy-mey]
- /füˈmeɪ/
Definitions of fume word
- adjective fume of food, cured or flavored by exposure to smoke; smoked. 1
- noun fume Emit gas, smoke, or vapor. 1
- noun plural fume noxious gases 1
- noun plural fume vapours, gases 1
- intransitive verb fume emit gases 1
- intransitive verb fume show anger 1
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Origin of fume
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Old French fum < Latin fūmus smoke, steam, fume
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Parts of speech for Fume
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preposition
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fume popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fume
verb fume
- rave — to talk wildly, as in delirium.
- chafe — If your skin chafes or is chafed by something, it becomes sore as a result of something rubbing against it.
- seethe — to surge or foam as if boiling.
- bristle — Bristles are the short hairs that grow on a man's chin after he has shaved. The hairs on the top of a man's head can also be called bristles when they are cut very short.
- smoke — the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
noun fume
- emission — The production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation.
- gas — GNU assembler
- miasma — noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter; poisonous effluvia or germs polluting the atmosphere.
- smog — smoke or other atmospheric pollutants combined with fog in an unhealthy or irritating mixture.
- haze — vagueness or obscurity, as of the mind or perception; confused or vague thoughts, feelings, etc.: The victims were still in a haze and couldn't describe the accident.
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