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English noun: smoke | |||
| 1. | smoke (phenomenon) a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas | ||
| Synonyms | fume | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aerosol | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | gun smoke, smother | ||
| 2. | smoke (process) a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion | ||
| Samples | The fire produced a tower of black smoke that could be seen for miles. | ||
| Synonyms | smoking | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | evaporation, vapor, vaporisation, vaporization, vapour | ||
| 3. | smoke (communication) an indication of some hidden activity | ||
| Samples | With all that smoke there must be a fire somewhere. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | indicant, indication | ||
| 4. | smoke (attribute) something with no concrete substance | ||
| Samples | His dreams all turned to smoke. It was just smoke and mirrors. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | insubstantiality | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| 5. | smoke (artifact) tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder | ||
| Synonyms | roll of tobacco | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | baccy, tobacco | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | butt, cigar, cigaret, cigarette, coffin nail, fag | ||
| 6. | smoke (artifact) street names for marijuana | ||
| Synonyms | dope, gage, grass, green goddess, locoweed, Mary Jane, pot, sens, sess, skunk, weed | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana | ||
| 7. | smoke (act) the act of smoking tobacco or other substances | ||
| Samples | He went outside for a smoke. Smoking stinks. | ||
| Synonyms | smoking | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | puffing | ||
| Part holonym | drag, puff, pull | ||
| 8. | smoke (act) (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity | ||
| Samples | He swung late on the fastball. He showed batters nothing but smoke. | ||
| Synonyms | bullet, fastball, heater, hummer | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | delivery, pitch | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | slider | ||
| Domain category | baseball, baseball game | ||
English verb: smoke | |||
| 1. | smoke (consumption) inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes | ||
| Samples | We never smoked marijuana. Do you smoke?. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | consume, have, ingest, take, take in | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chain-smoke, inhale, puff, whiff | ||
| Entail | breathe in, breathe out, exhale, expire, inhale, inspire | ||
| 2. | smoke (weather) emit a cloud of fine particles | ||
| Samples | The chimney was fuming. | ||
| Synonyms | fume | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | emit, give off, give out | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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