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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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tilrøget
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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 hereaquí hay mucho humo
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smoky

[ˈsməʊki] adjenfumé(e)
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smoky

adj (+er) chimney, firerauchend; room, atmosphereverraucht; (= stained by smoke)verräuchert; (= like smoke) flavourrauchig; colourrauchfarben; smoky glassRauchglas nt

smoky

:
smoky bacon
smoky blue
adjrauchblau
smoky grey, (US) smoky gray
adjrauchgrau
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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.humo
2. an act of smoking (a cigarette etc). I came outside for a smoke.cigarrillo, acción de fumar
verb
1. to give off smoke. fumar
2. to draw in and puff out the smoke from (a cigarette etc). I don't smoke, but he smokes cigars.fumar
3. to dry, cure, preserve (ham, fish etc) by hanging it in smoke. ahumar
smoked adjective
treated with smoke. smoked cheese.ahumado
ˈsmokeless adjective
1. allowing no smoke. Our part of the town is a smokeless zone. libre de humos
2. burning without smoke. smokeless fuel. sin humo
ˈsmoker noun
a person who smokes cigarettes etc. When did you become a smoker?; He's a pipe-smoker.fumador
ˈsmoking noun
the habit of smoking cigarettes etc. He has given up cigarette-smoking at last; Smoking can damage your health.fumar
ˈsmoky adjective
1. filled with, or giving out (too much) smoke. The atmosphere in the room was thick and smoky. lleno/cargado de humo
2. like smoke in appearance etc. humeante

ˈsmokiness

noun
smoke detector
a device in a building which sounds a fire alarm when smoke passes through it. detector de humo
ˈsmokescreen noun
1. a cloud of smoke used to conceal the movements of troops etc. cortina de humo
2. something intended to conceal one's activities etc. cortina de humo
go up in smoke
1. to be completely destroyed by fire. The whole house went up in smoke. hacerse humo/cenizas, ser consumido por las llamas
2. to vanish very quickly leaving nothing behind. All his plans have gone up in smoke.esfumarse, fracasar, venir abajo, malograrse
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