Synonyms for smoke

Grammar : Noun

Spell : smohk

Phonetic Transcription : smoʊk

Définition of smoke

Origin : late Old English smoca (rare) "fumes and volatile material given off by burning substances," related to smeocan "give off smoke," from Proto-Germanic *smuk- (cf. Middle Dutch smooc, Dutch smook, Middle High German smouch, German Schmauch), from PIE root *smeug- "to smoke; smoke" (cf. Armenian mux "smoke," Greek smykhein "to burn with smoldering flame," Old Irish much, Welsh mwg "smoke").
The more usual noun was Old English smec, which became dialectal smeech. Abusive meaning "black person" attested from 1913, American English. Smoke-eater "firefighter" is c.1930. Figurative phrase go up in smoke "be destroyed" (as if by fire) is from 1933. Smoke alarm first attested 1936; smoke-detector from 1957.

noun fume; cigarette

Example sentences :

And now, Uncle Paul, if you don't object I'll take out my pipe and have a smoke.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

She had boasted to him once of having learned to smoke at school.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

He tossed them onto the table, and Hal Dozier rolled his smoke in silence.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

As I eat my breakfast and smoke my pipe, I ponder over my task.
Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service

And now they all vanish in a puff of smoke from the chimney.
Extract from : « Old Ticonderoga, A Picture of The Past » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

"There is the smoke from Bazas, on the further side of Garonne," quoth he.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

He whirled about in his swivel chair, and blew a cloud of smoke from his mouth.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Yesterday morning they were at Cowes, and we saw the smoke from the burning crofts.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

The smoke rolled up as usual, and the report was equally gratifying.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

Chip took the cigarette from his lips and emptied his lungs of smoke.
Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower

Words or expressions associated with your search

Most wanted synonyms

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019