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smoke
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- pronunciation:
- smok
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the black, white, or gray gases that you see in the air when something burns.
The smoke went up the chimney.
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| related words: |
cloud, fume, vapor |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
smokes, smoking, smoked |
| definition 1: |
to breathe in and breath out smoke from a lit cigarette, cigar, pipe, or other similar thing.
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| definition 2: |
to preserve and give a flavor to something by treating with the smoke of burning wood.
We smoked the turkey with apple wood. |
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| derivation: |
smokable (smokeable) (adj.) |
Word Builder: smoke +
- smoke detector:
a machine for detecting smoke.
- smoker:
a person who smokes cigarettes.
- smoking:
the habit of using cigarettes.
- smokestack:
a large, tall pipe that carries off smoke from a factory.
- smoky:
full of smoke from cigarettes or something else.
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