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smoke


Main Entry: 1smoke
Pronunciation: \ˈsmōk\
Function: noun
Etymology: 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
Date: before 12th century

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


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