smoke

/sməʊk/noun
Early ChildhoodNot in standard dictionaries
1

The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.

2

A cigarette.

3

Anything to smoke (e.g. cigarettes, marijuana, etc.)

4

An instance of smoking a cigarette, cigar, etc.; the duration of this act.

5

A fleeting illusion; something insubstantial, evanescent, unreal, transitory, or without result.

6

Something used to obscure or conceal; an obscuring condition; see also smoke and mirrors.

7

A light grey color tinted with blue.

8

Bother, trouble; problems; hassle.

9

Opaque aerosol released on a battlefield, used e.g. to signal or to degrade enemy observation via smokescreen.

10

Pollen scattered by a plant.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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