smoking

Học thuật
Thân thiện
smoking

A fireplace is smoking in the cozy living room.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • The action or habit of inhaling and exhaling the smoke of tobacco or a drug: The act of drawing smoke from a cigarette, cigar, pipe, or other substance into the mouth and lungs.
    • Smoke or vapor produced by something: A cloud of fine particles or a hot vapor, especially from burning material.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (Act of using tobacco):
    • Smoking is prohibited inside the building.
    • He is trying to quit smoking for his health.
  • Noun (Substance produced):
    • The smoking from the factory chimney polluted the air.
    • We saw the smoking rising from the distant forest fire.
Advanced Usage
  • "No smoking": A common phrase used on signs to indicate that smoking is not allowed in a particular area.
  • "Smoking gun": (Idiom) A piece of conclusive evidence, especially of a crime or wrongdoing. (Note: This idiom uses "smoking" as an adjective to describe the gun, meaning it is emitting smoke, and is listed here due to its common idiomatic use separate from the act of inhaling smoke).
    • The email was the smoking gun that proved his involvement.
Variants and Related Words
  • Smoke (verb/noun): The core action and substance.
  • Smoker (noun): A person who smokes tobacco regularly.
  • Smoky (adjective): Filled with or smelling of smoke.
Synonyms
  • (For the act): Tobacco use, puffing.
  • (For the substance): Fumes, vapor, exhaust.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases
  • Smoke out: To force someone or something to leave a hiding place by filling it with smoke.
    • The police used tear gas to smoke out the fugitives.
Related Idioms
  • Where there's smoke, there's fire: (Proverb) If there are signs or rumors that something is true, it usually is.
    • Everyone is talking about the scandal; where there's smoke, there's fire.
smoking

A fireplace is smoking in the cozy living room.

Adjective
  1. emitting smoke in great volume
    • a smoking fireplace
Noun
  1. a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion
    • the fire produced a tower of black smoke that could be seen for miles
  2. the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
    • he went outside for a smoke
    • smoking stinks

Từ đồng nghĩa

Từ tương tự

Từ gần giống

Từ chứa "smoking"

Từ có nhắc đến "smoking"