smoke (noun)

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• smoke detector — noun : an alarm that activates automatically when it detects smoke * * * noun, pl ⋯ tors [count] : ↑smoke alarm * * * ˈsmoke alarm 7 [smoke alarm] (also …   Useful english dictionary

• smoke — ► NOUN 1) a visible suspension of carbon or other particles in the air, emitted from a burning substance. 2) an act of smoking tobacco. 3) informal a cigarette or cigar. 4) (the Smoke or the Big Smoke) Brit. a big city, especially London. ► VERB …   English terms dictionary

• smoke — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dense, heavy, thick ▪ black, blue, grey/gray, white, etc. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• smoke bomb — noun a bomb that gives off thick smoke when it explodes; used to make a smoke screen or to mark a position • Syn: ↑smoke grenade • Hypernyms: ↑bomb * * * noun : a chemical bomb containing a smoke producing substance; especially : any of various… …   Useful english dictionary

• smoke alarm — noun an alarm that is tripped off by fire or smoke • Syn: ↑fire alarm • Hypernyms: ↑alarm, ↑warning device, ↑alarm system * * * smoke alarm noun A device that detects smoke from a fire in a room, building, etc and sounds a warning bell or buzzer… …   Useful english dictionary

• smoke screen — noun 1. (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements • Syn: ↑smokescreen • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine …   Useful english dictionary

• smoke tree — noun 1. greyish green shrub of desert regions of southwestern United States and Mexico having sparse foliage and terminal spikes of bluish violet flowers; locally important as source of a light colored honey of excellent flavor • Syn: ↑Dalea… …   Useful english dictionary

• smoke — noun 1》 a visible suspension of carbon or other particles in the air, typically one emitted from a burning substance. 2》 an act of smoking tobacco.     ↘informal a cigarette or cigar. 3》 (the Smoke or the Big Smoke) Brit. a big city, especially… …   English new terms dictionary

• smoke bush — noun 1. any of several shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Cotinus • Syn: ↑smoke tree • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Hyponyms: ↑American smokewood, ↑chittamwood, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• smoke hole — noun a vent (as in a roof) for smoke to escape • Hypernyms: ↑vent, ↑venthole, ↑vent hole, ↑blowhole * * * noun Etymology: Middle English, from smoke ( …   Useful english dictionary

• smoke-filled room — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a hotel room in which a small group of politicians carry on negotiations meet in a smoke filled room to decide on … men and measures D.D.McKean * * * /smohk fild , fild / a place, as a hotel room, for conducting secret… …   Useful english dictionary