smoke

¹smoke

noun \ˈsmōk\

Definition of SMOKE

1

a : the gaseous products of burning materials especially of organic origin made visible by the presence of small particles of carbon b : a suspension of particles in a gas

2

a : a mass or column of smoke b : smudge

3

: fume or vapor often resulting from the action of heat on moisture

4

: something of little substance, permanence, or value

5

: something that obscures

6

a (1) : something (as a cigarette) to smoke (2) : marijuana 2 b : an act of smoking tobacco; especially : a smoking break

7

a : a pale blue b : any of the colors of smoke

8

: pitches that are fastballs <if a guy's going to hit you … he certainly isn't going to throw a spitter—he gives you smoke — Tony Conigliaro>

— smoke·less \ˈsmō-kləs\ adjective

— smoke·like \ˈsmōk-ˌlīk\ adjective

Examples of SMOKE

1. Smoke from the campfire stung my eyes.
2. We could see black smoke from the house fire.
3. Can I bum a few smokes off you?

Origin of SMOKE

Middle English, from Old English smoca; akin to Old English smēocan to emit smoke, Middle High German smouch smoke, and probably to Greek smychein to smolder

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with SMOKE

bloke, broke, choke, cloak, coke, croak, folk, hoke, joke, moke, oak, poke, Polk, roque, soak, soke, spoke, stoke, stroke, toke, toque, yogh, yoke, yolk