Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with smoke in British Collocation
smoke
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
UK
/sməʊk/
with a strong smell
acrid
pungent
The air was full of acrid smoke from the burning tyres.
thick
dense
thick
Suddenly there was a terrific roar, followed by flames and dense smoke.
moving
billowing
The ship was a mass of billowing smoke and flames.
poisonous or dangerous
choking
noxious
poisonous
suffocating
toxic
Residents were urged to shut their windows and doors following fears of toxic smoke from the fire.
of a particular colour
black, dark, white etc
Check the exhaust doesn’t produce lots of blue smoke when you rev the engine.
tobacco and similar substances
cannabis
cigar
cigarette
fag
marijuana
tobacco
Tobacco smoke contains over 4000 different chemicals, many of which are poisons.
something else that is burning
barbecue
bonfire
chimney
coal
exhaust
incense
wood
Barbecue smoke is a minor irritation when compared with bonfire smoke.
belch
belch forth
billow
blow
emit
puff
The dockyard with its chimneys belching forth smoke was a hive of industry.