smoke

Plural: smokes

Noun

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion
- "the fire produced a tower of black smoke that could be seen for miles"
an indication of some hidden activity
- "with all that smoke there must be a fire somewhere"
something with no concrete substance
- "his dreams all turned to smoke"
- "it was just smoke and mirrors"
tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder
street names for marijuana
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
- "he went outside for a smoke"
(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
- "he showed batters nothing but smoke"
The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.
A cigarette.
Anything to smoke (e.g. cigarettes, marijuana, etc.)
An instance of smoking a cigarette, cigar, etc.; the duration of this act.
A fleeting illusion; something insubstantial, evanescent, unreal, transitory, or without result.
Something used to obscure or conceal; an obscuring condition; see also smoke and mirrors.
A light grey color tinted with blue.
Bother; problems; hassle.
A particulate of solid or liquid particles dispersed into the air on the battlefield to degrade enemy ground or for aerial observation. Smoke has many uses--screening smoke, signaling smoke, smoke curtain, smoke haze, and smoke deception. Thus it is an artificial aerosol.
A fastball.
A distinct column of smoke, such as indicating a burning area or fire.

Verb

Verb Forms: smoked, smoking, smokes

To emit smoke, or to inhale and exhale smoke from tobacco.
inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes
- "We never smoked marijuana"
- "Do you smoke?"
emit a cloud of fine particles
To inhale and exhale the smoke from a burning cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc.
To inhale and exhale tobacco smoke.
To give off smoke.
To give off smoke.
Of a fire in a fireplace: to emit smoke outward instead of up the chimney, owing to imperfect draught.
To preserve or prepare (food) for consumption by treating with smoke.
To dry or medicate by smoke.
To fill or scent with smoke; hence, to fill with incense; to perfume.
To make unclear or blurry.
To perform (e.g. music) energetically or skillfully.
To beat someone at something.
To kill, especially with a gun.
To thrash; to beat.
To smell out; to hunt out; to find out; to detect.
To ridicule to the face; to mock.
To burn; to be kindled; to rage.
To raise a dust or smoke by rapid motion.
To suffer severely; to be punished.
To punish (a person) for a minor offense by excessive physical exercise.
To cover (a key blank) with soot or carbon to aid in seeing the marks made by impressioning.

Examples

Can I bum a smoke off you?; I need to go buy some smokes.
Do you smoke?
He got smoked by the mob.
He's smoking his pipe.
Hey, you got some smoke?
I'm going out for a smoke.
My old truck was still smoking even after the repairs.
Olivia's dad smoked various brands when he was younger.
Smoking a pipe has gone out of fashion.
Sometimes I need to SMOKE out my opponent’s strategy before making my own move.
The excitement behind the new candidate proved to be smoke.
The horn section was really smokin' on that last tune.
The smoke of controversy.
We smoked them at rugby.
You better not be giving me no smoke.
You'll need to smoke the meat for several hours.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English smoke, from Old English smoca (“smoke”), probably a derivative of the verb (see below). Related to Dutch smook (“smoke”), Middle Low German smôk (“smoke”), dialectal German Schmauch (“smoke”).

Synonyms

bullet, dope, fastball, fume, gage, grass, green goddess, heater, hummer, locoweed, Mary Jane, pot, roll of tobacco, sens, sess, skunk, smoking, weed, cancer stick, cig, ciggy, coffin nail, fag, have a smoke

Scrabble Score: 11

smoke: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
smoke: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
smoke: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

smoke: valid Words With Friends Word