smoking
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
The burning and inhalation of any drug, including tobacco, cannabis, cocaine.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsmoʊkɪŋ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The burning and inhalation of any drug, including tobacco, cannabis, cocaine, and others.
especially
The burning and inhalation of cigarettes.
The act or process of emitting smoke.
The act of exposing (something) to smoke; (by extension) the process by which foods are cured or flavored by smoke.
adjective
Giving off smoke.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
Grammatical variations of the same word.
A cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
A person who smokes tobacco.
Marked by or emitting or filled with smoke.
Emitting or containing little or no smoke.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke.
A passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke.
A passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke.
Indisputable evidence (especially of a crime).
A man's soft jacket usually with a tie belt.
A blend of tobaccos to be smoked in a pipe.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
Eel cured by smoking.
Mackerel cured by smoking.
Salmon cured by smoking.
Related Words
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Synonyms
Sense: giving off smoke
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