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| chain-smoke |
to smoke (cigars or cigarettes) one after the other. |
| chimney |
a hollow, vertical structure of masonry, which allows smoke and gases to escape from a furnace, fireplace, or stove; flue. [1/2 definitions] |
| cloud |
a similar body of other types of matter such as dust or smoke. [1/8 definitions] |
| draw |
to cause something to be pulled, as smoke through a chimney. [1/19 definitions] |
| flue |
a duct, pipe, or other passage through which hot or cold air, smoke, or steam may be evacuated. |
| fog |
a cloudlike mass of dust, smoke, or the like. [1/8 definitions] |
| freebase |
to smoke (cocaine in a freebase form). [1/2 definitions] |
| fume |
(often pl.) a vapor, smoke, odor, or the like, esp. one that is disagreeable or unhealthful. [3/6 definitions] |
| fumigate |
to expose to smoke or chemical fumes, esp. for the purpose of disinfecting or exterminating pests. |
| gust |
an abrupt or sudden burst of anything, such as smoke, rain, or emotional response. [1/3 definitions] |
| haze1 |
a collection in the air of very fine particles, as of mist, smoke, or dust, that partly obscures vision of distant objects. [1/2 definitions] |
| hood |
a metal covering over a stove, equipped with a draft for eliminating smoke. [1/6 definitions] |
| hookah |
a smoking pipe with a long tube set in water, designed to cool the smoke as it is drawn through. |
| incense1 |
the fragrant odor or smoke produced by burning such substances. [1/4 definitions] |
| inhale |
to draw tobacco smoke into the lungs while smoking. [1/3 definitions] |
| kipper |
to cure (fish) by splitting, cleaning, salting, and drying in smoke or open air. [1/2 definitions] |
| lounge |
a room or area, as in a hotel, train station, or the like, where patrons can relax, wait, or smoke. [1/8 definitions] |
| murky |
obscured with fine particles, as of water, smoke, sediment, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| nuclear winter |
a hypothesized result of a major nuclear war, wherein massive cloud covers of dust and smoke would block out sunlight, lowering the earth's temperature and destroying most living things. |
| pall1 |
something that covers or darkens, such as clouds or smoke. [1/3 definitions] |
| particulate |
any substance made of distinct particles, such as smoke or other waste from combustion. [1/2 definitions] |
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