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smok·y

(smō′kē)
adj. smok·i·er, smok·i·est
1. Emitting smoke in profuse volume: a smoky stove.
2. Mixed or filled with smoke: smoky corridors.
3. Resembling smoke: a smoky haze.
4. Discolored or soiled with or as if with smoke: "The smoky Sicilian afternoon sun tinged the green landscape with red" (Mario Puzo).
5. Tasting of smoke: smoky sausages.
smok′i·ly adv.
smok′i·ness n.
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smoky

(ˈsməʊkɪ) or

smokey

adj, smokier or smokiest
1. emitting, containing, or resembling smoke
2. emitting smoke excessively or in the wrong place: a smoky fireplace.
3. (Colours) of or tinged with the colour smoke: a smoky cat.
4. (Cookery) having the flavour of having been cured by smoking
5. made dark, dirty, or hazy by smoke
ˈsmokily adv
ˈsmokiness n
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smok•y

(ˈsmoʊ ki)

adj. smok•i•er, smok•i•est.
1. emitting smoke, esp. in large amounts.
2. hazy; darkened or begrimed with smoke.
3. having the character or appearance of smoke: smoky colors.
4. pertaining to or suggestive of smoke: a smoky haze.
5. of a dull or brownish gray.
[1275–1325]
smok′i•ly, adv.
smok′i•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. smoky - marked by or emitting or filled with smoke; "smoky rafters"; "smoky chimneys"; "a smoky fireplace"; "a smoky corridor"
smokeless - emitting or containing little or no smoke; "smokeless factory stacks"; "smokeless fuel"; "a smokeless environment"
2. smoky - tasting of smoke; "smoky sausages"
tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"
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smoky

smokey
adjective
1. thick, murky, hazy, reeky the extremely smoky atmosphere at work
2. grey, dark grey, slate-grey, dark He had smoky grey-blue eyes.
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Translations
شبيه بالدُّخانمليء بالدُّخان
kouřovýzakouřený
tilrøget
-kuvioinensavuinensavunmakuinenvärinen
füstöspárás
reykkenndurreykmettur, sem mikiî rÿkur úr
dymovýzadymenýzafajčený
zadimljen
duman gibidumanlı

smoky

[ˈsməʊkɪ] ADJ (smokier (compar) (smokiest (superl))) [chimney, fire] → humeante, que humea ; [room, atmosphere] → lleno de humo ; [flavour, surface etc] → ahumado
it's smoky in here → aquí hay mucho humo
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smoky

[ˈsməʊki] adj → enfumé(e)
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smoky

adj (+er) chimney, fire → rauchend ; room, atmosphere → verraucht ; (= stained by smoke) → verräuchert ; (= like smoke) flavour → rauchig ; colour → rauchfarben ; smoky glass → Rauchglas nt

smoky

:
smoky bacon
smoky blue
adj → rauchblau
smoky grey, (US) smoky gray
adj → rauchgrau
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smoky

[ˈsməʊkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (chimney, fire) → fumoso/a, che fa fumo ; (room, atmosphere) → fumoso/a, pieno/a di fumo ; (flavour) → affumicato/a
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smoke

(sməuk) noun
1. the cloudlike gases and particles of soot given off by something which is burning. Smoke was coming out of the chimney; He puffed cigarette smoke into my face. rook دُخان дим fumaça kouř der Rauch røg; -røg καπνός humo suits دود savu fumée עשן धूआं dim füst asap reykur fumo 煙 연기 dūmai dūmi asap rook røyk dym لوګى، دود fumo fum дым dym dim dim rök ควัน duman 煙,煙灰 дим; кіптява دھواں khói 烟,烟灰
2. an act of smoking (a cigarette etc). I came outside for a smoke. trek, rook, skyf تَدْخين дръпване fumada kouření das Rauchen smøg κάπνισμα cigarrillo, acción de fumar suits, mahv دخانيات؛سيگار savujen otto fait de fumer עישון धूम्रपान pušenje dohányzás merokok reykur fumata, fumatina 喫煙 끽연 rūkymas smēķēšana merokok het roken røyk papieros سګرتو fumada fumat курение fajčenie kajenje pušenje rök, bloss การสูบบุหรี่ sigara/puro içme 抽煙 паління, куріння تمباکو نوشی sự hút thuốc lá 抽烟
verb
1. to give off smoke. rook يَبْعَثُ الدُّخان димя fumaçar kouřit rauchen ryge βγάζω καπνό fumar suitsema سيگار كشيدن savuttaa fumer לְהַעֲלוֹת עָשָן धूम्रपान करना dimiti se, kaditi se füstöl mengeluarkan asap reykja, ósa, rjúka fumare 煙を出す 연기를 뿜다 dūmyti dūmot mengeluarkan asap roken ryke, ose, røyke dymić څكول (لكه دسګرټو) fumar a afuma дымить fajčiť; dymiť kaditi pušiti se ryka ปล่อยควันบุหรี่ duman çıkarmak, tütmek 冒煙 диміти; чадити دھواں خارج کرنا tỏa khói 冒烟
2. to draw in and puff out the smoke from (a cigarette etc). I don't smoke, but he smokes cigars. rook يُدَخِّنُ سيجارَةً пуша fumar kouřit rauchen ryge καπνίζω fumar suitsetama دود كردن tupakoida fumer לְעַשֵן धूम्रपान करना pušiti dohányzik mengisap rokok reykja fumare 煙草をすう 담배를 피다 rūkyti smēķēt menghisap rokok roken røyke palić دود كول fumar a fuma курить fajčiť kaditi pušiti röka สูบบุหรี่ sigara/puro içmek 吸煙 палити, курити سگریٹ پینا hút thuốc 吸烟
3. to dry, cure, preserve (ham, fish etc) by hanging it in smoke. rook يُعالِجُ السَّمَك بالدُّخان опушвам defumar udit räuchern ryge κάνω κτ. καπνιστό ahumar suitsutama دودي كردن palvata fumer לְעַשֵן धुंधुआना sušiti u dimu, dimiti füstöl mengasapi reykja affumicare くん製にする (햄, 생선 등을) 훈제하다 rūkyti kūpināt mengasapi roken røyke wędzić دود كول defumar a fuma коптить údiť dimiti dimiti röka รมควัน tütsülemek 燻製(肉等) коптити دھوئیں کے اثر سے سیاہ کرنا hun khói 熏制(肉等)
smoked adjective
treated with smoke. smoked cheese. gerookte مُدَخَّن опушен defumado uzený geräuchert røget καπνιστός ahumado suitsu-, suitsetatud دودي شده savustettu fumé מעושן भांप निकालना dimljeni (sir) füstölt asap reyktur affumicato くん製の 훈제된 rūkytas kūpināts salai gerookt røykt, røyke- wędzony دود وهلى fumado afumat копчёный údený prekajen dimljen rökt ใช้ควัน tütsülenmiş 燻製的 копчений دھوئیں کی مدد سے پکایا گیا hun khói 熏制的
ˈsmokeless adjective
1. allowing no smoke. Our part of the town is a smokeless zone. rookvry ممنوع التَّدْخين، بلا تَدْخين неразрешаващ пушенето sem fumaça nezakouřený rauchlos røgfri που δεν επιτρέπει καπνό libre de humos suitsuvaba بدون دود savuton exempt de fumée לְלא עִישוּן धूम्रपान रहित क्षेत्र mjesto gdje je zabranjeno pušenje füstmentes tanpa asap reyklaus (disinquinata) 無煙の 금연의 nerūkomasis, be dūmų, bedūmis bezdūmu- tanpa asap rookvrij røykfri bezdymny بې لوګيه، بې دوده sem fumaça nepo­luat не задымлённый nezadymený; s čistým vzduchom brez dima koji je bez dima rökfri ซึ่งไร้ควันบุหรี่ dumansız 禁煙的 бездимний تمبانوشی کی ممانعت والا không hút thuốc 禁烟的
2. burning without smoke. smokeless fuel. rookloos لا دُخاني، يَحْتَرِق بدون إطلاق دُخان бездимен sem fumaça bezdýmný rauchlos røgfri άκαπνος sin humo (ilma) suitsuta põlev پختن بدون دود savuton sans fumée לְלא עָשָן धुंआ रहित जलने वाला bezdimni (barut) füst nélküli tak berasap reyklaus senza fumo 無煙の 연기가 없는 bedūmis bezdūmu- tak berasap rookvrij røykfri bezdymny بې دوده sem fumo care nu produce fum бездымный bez dymu brezdimen koji je bez dima rökfri ซึ่งไม่มีควัน dumansız 無煙的 бездимний بغیر دھوئیں کے جلنے والا không khói 无烟的
ˈsmoker noun
a person who smokes cigarettes etc. When did you become a smoker?; He's a pipe-smoker. roker مُدَخِّن пушач fumante kuřák der/die Raucher(in) ryger; -ryger καπνιστής fumador suitsetaja سيگاري tupakoitsija fumeur/-euse מעשן धूम्रपान करने वाला pušač dohányos, dohányzó perokok reykingamaður fumatore, fumatrice 喫煙者 흡연자 rūkalius smēķētājs penghisap rokok roker røyker palacz څكوونكى fumador fumător курильщик fajčiar kadilec pušač rökare คนสูบบุหรี่ sigara/puro Vb. tiryakisi 吸煙者 курець تمباکو نوش người hút thuốc 吸烟者
ˈsmoking noun
the habit of smoking cigarettes etc. He has given up cigarette-smoking at last; Smoking can damage your health. rook تَدْخين пушене tabagismo kouření das Rauchen rygning; -rygning κάπνισμα fumar suitsetamine استعمال دخانيات tupakointi fait de fumer עישון धूम्रपान pušenje dohányzás merokok reykingar fumo, il fumare 喫煙 흡연 rūkymas smēķēšana merokok het roken røyking palenie څكول fumar fumat; tabagism курение fajčenie kajenje pušenje rökning การสูบบุหรี่ sigara/puro Vb. içme 吸煙 паління, куріння تمباکو نوشی thói quen hút thuốc 吸烟
ˈsmoky adjective
1. filled with, or giving out (too much) smoke. The atmosphere in the room was thick and smoky. rokerig مليء بالدُّخان задимен fumacento zakouřený verräuchert tilrøget γεμάτος καπνούς, ντουμανιασμένος lleno/cargado de humo suitsune پردود savuinen enfumé דוֹמֶה לְעָשָן धूमी, धूआंदार zadimljen, zamagljen füstös penuh asap reykmettur, sem (of) mikið rÿkur úr fumoso 煙っぽい 연기가 나는, 연기가 찬 pilnas dūmų dūmu pilns berasap rokerig røykfylt, rykende, osende zadymiony نوګن، دودكوونكى: لغوړن fumarento afumat дымный; прокуренный zadymený, zafajčený zadimljen zadimljen rökig, rökfylld เต็มไปด้วยควัน dumanlı 煙霧彌漫的 димний, накурений دھواں بھرا یا دھواں چھوڑتا tỏa khói, đầy khói 烟雾弥漫的
2. like smoke in appearance etc. rokerig شبيه بالدُّخان димен fumacento kouřový rauchig røgagtig που είναι σαν καπνός humeante suitsukarva دود مانند savumainen fumeux, enfumé דוֹמֶה לְעָשָן धुंआ-धुंआ boje dima, nalik dimu párás seperti asap reykkenndur fumoso すすけた 연기 같은 padūmavęs dūmakains berasap rookachtig røykaktig dymny لغوړن fumoso fumuriu дымчатый dymový dimast u obliku dima röklik, rökaktig มีลักษณะของควัน duman gibi 煙狀的 димчастий دھوئیں جیسا màu khói 烟状的

ˈsmokiness

noun
fumacento savuisuus keadaan penuh asap 연기 남, 연기 참 rokerigheid ควัน; เขม่า 煙霧 烟雾性,烟熏程度
smoke detector
a device in a building which sounds a fire alarm when smoke passes through it. rookalarm كاشف الدُخان противопожарна аларма detetor de fumaça detektor kouře der Rauchdetektor røgdetektor ανιχνευτής καπνού detector de humo suitsuandur آژير حساس به دود savuhälytin détecteur de fumée גָלַאי עָשָן धुंआ का पता लगाने वाला यंत्र detektor dima füstjelző detektor asap reykskynjari rilevatore di fumo 煙探知機 (화재 경보용) 연기 탐지기 dūmų detektorius dūmu detektors pengesan asap rookmelder røykvarsler wykrywacz dymu آژیر detector de fumo detector de incendiu детектор дыма detektor na dym detektor dima dimni detektor rökdetektor, brandvarnare เครื่องตรวจจับควัน yangın uyarı cihazı 煙火警報器 детектор диму دھوئیں سے خبردار کرنے والی مشین thiết bị báo cháy 烟火警报器
ˈsmokescreen noun
1. a cloud of smoke used to conceal the movements of troops etc. rookskerm سِتار من الدُّخان димна завеса cortina de fumaça kouřová clona der Rauchvorhang røgslør προπέτασμα καπνού cortina de humo suitsukate دود استتار savuverho écran de fumée מָסָך עָשָן धूम पट dimna zavjesa, umjetna magla füstfüggöny tirai asap reykskÿ cortina fumogena 煙幕 연막 dūmų uždanga dūmu aizsegs tirai asap rookgordijn røykteppe zasłona dymna دود cortina de fumaça perdea de fum дымовая завеса dymová clona dimna zavesa dimna zavesa rökridå ระเบิดควัน duman perdesi 煙幕 димова завіса فوجی کارروائیوں کو خفیہ رکھنے کے لیے چھوڑا جانے والا دھوئیں کا بادل màn khói, màn hỏa mù 烟幕
2. something intended to conceal one's activities etc. rookskerm شَيْءٌ يُقْصَدُ به إخْفاء نَشاط الشَّخْص прен. димна завеса cortina de fumaça kouřová clona der Vorhang røgslør προπέτασμα, πρόσχημα cortina de humo varjamine, hämamine لفافه hämäys écran de fumée מָסָך עָשָן कोई गतिविधि छिपाने के लिए कुछ करना dimna zavjesa, paravan ködösítés selubung reykskÿ cortina fumogena 偽装 위장 maskuotė aizsegs; maskēšanās selubung rookgordijn tåkelegging kamuflaż لفافه cortina de fumaça acoperire дымовая завеса dymová clona dimna zavesa dimna zavesa rökridå สิ่งที่ใช้ปกปิดปิดการเคลื่อนที่ gerçeği gizleyen şey 放煙幕 димова завіса کسی کارروائی پر پردہ ڈالنے کی کوشش điều nhằm mục đích che đậy, lừa dối 放烟幕
go up in smoke
1. to be completely destroyed by fire. The whole house went up in smoke. deur brand vernietig يَشْتَعِل، تأكُلُه النّيران изгарям ser consumido pelas chamas úplně vyhořet in Feuer aufgehen gå op i røg αποτεφρώνομαι, γίνομαι παρανάλωμα του πυρός hacerse humo/cenizas, ser consumido por las llamas maatasa maha põlema سوختن palaa maan tasalle brûler complètement לְהִישָׂרֵף כָּלִיל आग में सब कुछ नष्ट हो जाना potpuno izgorjeti leég habis terbakar brenna til kaldra kola andare in fumo 焼け尽きる 전소되다 sudegti, pavirsti dūmais/pelenais būt dūmu/liesmu apņemtam terbakar in rook opgaan gå opp i røyk pójść z dymem سوځیدل ser consumido pelas chamas com­plet ars сгореть úplne vyhorieť zgoreti izgoreti gå upp i rök ถูกทําลายด้วยไฟ yanıp kül olmak 被燒光 згоріти آگ سے تباہ ہو جانا đốt cháy hoàn toàn 被烧光
2. to vanish very quickly leaving nothing behind. All his plans have gone up in smoke. verdwyn تَذْهَبُ أدراجَ الرِّياح، تَخْتَفي безрезултатен съм virar fumaça rozplynout se v dým sich in Rauch auflösen gå op i røg γίνομαι καπνός, εξανεμίζομαι esfumarse, fracasar, venir abajo, malograrse tuulde lendama, haihtuma دود شدن و به هوا رفتن hävitä savuna ilmaan partir en fumée לַעֲלוֹת בַּתוֹהוּ बिना कोई सुराग छोड़े गायब हो जाना izjaloviti se, rasplinuti se füstbe megy lenyap verða að engu andare in fumo 消える 연기처럼 사라지다 išnykti kaip dūmams izkūpēt kā dūmiem habis terbakar als rook vervliegen gå opp i røyk spalić na panewce دود وهلى esfumar-se a dis­pă­rea în ceaţă исчезнуть без следа;кончиться ничем rozplynúť sa ako dym razbliniti se propasti gå upp i rök หายไปอย่างรวดเร็ว sonuçsuz kalmak, havaya uçmak 化為烏有 вивітрюватися ناکام رہنا tan thành mây khói 化为乌有
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