smoke in English: The grey cloud that rises into the air when something burns. (noun)

Translation

The grey cloud that rises into the air when something burns.

Word origin

From Old English smoca, meaning the cloud that rises from a fire.

chimney .

"Smoke" is the grey cloud that comes from a fire.

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Here "smoke" is a mass in the air; it has no plural.

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Here "smoke" is what rises when something burns.

fire

The hot, bright flames that burn when something is on fire and give heat and light.

air

The mix of gases all around us that we breathe and cannot see.

hot

Having a high heat; very warm to feel or taste.

burn

To be on fire, or to hurt or damage something with fire or heat.

grey

A colour between black and white, like a cloud on a rainy day.

cigarette

A thin white tube of tobacco that people light and breathe in.

smell

To notice something with your nose.

ash

The soft grey powder that is left after something burns.

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