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Word entry · 5 letters

smoke

Best crossword clue

"Cloud from a chimney"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /sməʊk/Part of speech noun, verbSorted ekmosStarts with SEnds with E2 cluesVery common crossword word
1S2M3O4K5E

Definitions

  1. (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity

Word origin

From Middle English smoke, from Old English smoca (“smoke”), probably a derivative of the verb (see below). Related to Dutch smook (“smoke”), Middle Low German smôk (“smoke”), German Schmauch (“smoke (from a gun barrel)”).

Used in a sentence

  • Can I bum a smoke off you?
  • I need to go buy some smokes.
  • 2019, Idles, "Never Fight a Man With a Perm", Joy as an Act of Resistance. I said I've got a penchant for smokes and kicking douches in the mouth / Sadly for you my last cigarette's gone out

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Cloud from a chimney5 letters
02Visible cloud from fire5 letters

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