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- [smohk]
- /smoʊk/
- /sməʊk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [smohk]
- /smoʊk/
Definitions of smoke word
- noun 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. 1
- noun smoke something resembling this, as vapor or mist, flying particles, etc. 1
- noun smoke something unsubstantial, evanescent, or without result: Their hopes and dreams proved to be smoke. 1
- noun smoke an obscuring condition: the smoke of controversy. 1
- noun smoke an act or spell of smoking something, especially tobacco: They had a smoke during the intermission. 1
- noun smoke something for smoking, as a cigar or cigarette: This is the best smoke on the market. 1
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Origin of smoke
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (noun) Middle English; Old English smoca; (v.) Middle English smoken, Old English smocian
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Parts of speech for Smoke
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smoke popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
smoke usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for smoke
noun smoke
- acid rain — Acid rain is rain polluted by acid that has been released into the atmosphere from factories and other industrial processes. Acid rain is harmful to the environment.
- alcohol — Drinks that can make people drunk, such as beer, wine, and whisky, can be referred to as alcohol.
- alky — a heavy drinker or alcoholic
- artifact — any object made by human work; esp., a simple or primitive tool, weapon, vessel, etc.
- barratry — (formerly) the vexatious stirring up of quarrels or bringing of lawsuits
verb smoke
- actioned — Simple past tense and past participle of action.
- barreling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- barrelled — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- barrelling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- bechance — to happen (to)
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