smoke

noun
smōk

The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.

Other meanings

A fleeting illusion; something insubstantial, evanescent, unreal, transitory, or without result.
“The excitement behind the new candidate proved to be smoke.”
Something used to obscure or conceal; an obscuring condition; see also smoke and mirrors.
“The smoke of controversy.”

Synonyms

fume

Example sentences

“Steam and smoke come out the chimney.”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0
“I smoke pot every once in a while.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“The air was thick with smoke from the fire.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old English "smoca".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “smoke” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.