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smoke

smoke

74 2.3
The act of inhaling and exhaling tobacco fumes
  • noun
  • /smoʊk/
: humo
  • After dinner, he stepped outside for a quick smoke with his friends.
  • smoke-free
  • smoke-free laws
  • smoke-free home

So examples of why smoking is bad for you.

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Examples

  • - I'm having a smoke.

    Multiplicity (1996)

  • Kid, you got a smoke?

    Ginger Snaps (2001)

  • And then we'll have a walk, talk, a smoke, and then... we will eat, huh?

    The Lost City (2005)

  • You want a smoke too?

    On Deadly Ground (1994)

  • Certainly, the cigarette smoke was a constant, engulfing him every hour of every day.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Finally, families signed a lease agreement that prohibited pets and tobacco smoke in the home.

    Academic text (2011)

  • It took decades to prove that smoking was unsafe.

  • Let's have a smoke.

    Blades of Glory (2007)

  • The room was filled with cigarette smoke, with empty cups and spilled hors d'oeuvres.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The man in the pin-striped suit blew a wreath of smoke into Rory's watering eyes.

    Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

smoking
vssmoke
461 1.4

The habit of breathing in and out tobacco smoke

includes habitual or social use rather than the simple action
drag
vssmoke
15 7.1

A short strong breath of smoke from a cigarette or pipe

refers to the whole act including exhale and habitual use not just one inhale
pull
vssmoke
  • Informal
4 7.2

A single breath of smoke from a cigarette or pipe

refers to the whole act including exhale and habitual use not one slow inhale

Idioms

smoke and mirrors
  • Informal
24 7.4

Actions that hide the truth by making things look better

to go up in smoke
  • Informal
18 5.5

Plans or hopes suddenly fail and disappear for good

holy smoke
  • Informal
14 8.2

A short cry to show strong surprise or admiration

to smoke like a chimney
  • Informal
3 6.8

To light and use many cigarettes every day

in a puff of smoke
  • Informal
2 8.4

Suddenly disappears without a clear reason

put that in your pipe and smoke it
  • Informal
1 9.9

Accept this fact even if you do not like it

to smoke someone's pole
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To use the mouth to touch a man's penis

to end in smoke
  • Informal
8.1

To fail completely and have no useful result

to smoke your own dope
  • Slang
9.9

To believe your own praise so much that you make bad choices

Compounds

smoke alarm
15 2.2

A device that makes a loud noise when it finds smoke to warn people

cloud of smoke
14 1.9

A large mass of smoke in the air from a fire

smoke signal
12 4.8

A way to send messages over long distances by making patterns of smoke

smoke screen
11 5.1

An action or statement used to hide the real reason and distract people

smoke-filled
9 3.4

Full of smoke from cigarettes or fire

puff of smoke
8 3.6

A small quick cloud of smoke that appears and disappears

smoke bomb
8 3.7

A small object that makes a thick cloud of smoke to hide people or mark a place

tobacco smoke
6 2.1

Smoke that comes from burning tobacco products like cigarettes or cigars

smoke-filled room
  • Literature
5 7.2

A private place where a small group makes secret decisions, often in politics

smoke screen
  • Specialized
5 5.5

A cloud of smoke made to hide soldiers or vehicles from view

smoke grenade
  • Specialized
4 5.2

A small object that makes thick smoke to hide people or mark a place

gun smoke
1 2.7

Smoke that comes out when a gun is fired

pall of smoke
1 7.3

A thick cloud of smoke that makes it hard to see

puff of white smoke
1 3.8

A small burst of white smoke from a chimney or engine

smoke hole
1 7.1

An opening in a roof or wall that lets smoke from a fire escape

smoke-cured
  • Specialized
1 4.9

Meat or fish preserved and given a smoky taste by drying in smoke

smoke-dried
  • Specialized
1 5.4

Meat or fish kept for a long time by hanging near a wood fire

smoke tree
1 7.5

A small tree or shrub with feathery flowers that look like smoke

smoke bush
1 7.6

A shrub or small tree with feathery flowers that look like puffs of smoke

prairie smoke
  • US
1 9.9

A wildflower with purple flowers and feathery seed plumes found on grassland

magic smoke
  • Jargon
9.9

A funny name for the smoke that comes from an electronic part when it breaks

How Often

smoke
74 2.3

Surface Forms

smoke singular
smokes plural

Etymology

Smoke used for the action of taking a short tobacco break comes from the idea of inhaling the fire's 'cloud' into your mouth and lungs. So to have a smoke is to take a moment to breathe in and out tobacco fumes.