Smoke vs. Mist

Smoke vs. Mist — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Smoke and Mist

Smokenoun

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

Mistnoun

(uncountable) Water or other liquid finely suspended in air.

It was difficult to see through the morning mist.

Smokenoun

A cigarette.

Can I bum a smoke off you?;I need to go buy some smokes.

Mistnoun

(countable) A layer of fine droplets or particles.

There was an oily mist on the lens.

Smokenoun

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

Hey, you got some smoke?

Mistnoun

(figurative) Anything that dims or darkens, and obscures or intercepts vision.

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Smokenoun

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

I'm going out for a smoke.

Mistverb

To form mist.

It's misting this morning.

Smokenoun

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

The excitement behind the new candidate proved to be smoke.

Mistverb

To spray fine droplets on, particularly of water.

I mist my tropical plants every morning.

Smokenoun

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

The smoke of controversy.

Mistverb

To cover with a mist.

The lens was misted.
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Smokenoun

(uncountable) A light grey colour/color tinted with blue.

Mistverb

(of the eyes) To be covered by tears.

My eyes misted when I remembered what had happened.

Smokenoun

A particulate of solid or liquid particles dispersed into the air on the battlefield to degrade enemy ground or for aerial observation. Smoke has many uses--screening smoke, signaling smoke, smoke curtain, smoke haze, and smoke deception. Thus it is an artificial aerosol.

Mistnoun

a thin fog with condensation near the ground

Smokenoun

A fastball.

Mistverb

become covered with mist;

The windshield misted over

Smokeverb

(transitive) To inhale and exhale the smoke from a burning cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc.

He's smoking his pipe.

Mistverb

make less visible or unclear;

The stars are obscured by the clouds

Smokeverb

(intransitive) To inhale and exhale tobacco smoke.

Do you smoke?

Mistverb

spray finely or cover with mist

Smokeverb

(intransitive) To give off smoke.

My old truck was still smoking even after the repairs.

Smokeverb

To preserve or prepare (food) for consumption by treating with smoke.

You'll need to smoke the meat for several hours.

Smokeverb

To fill or scent with smoke; hence, to fill with incense; to perfume.

Smokeverb

(slang) To perform (e.g. music) energetically or skillfully. Almost always in present participle form.

The horn section was really smokin' on that last tune.

Smokeverb

To beat someone at something.

We smoked them at rugby.

Smokeverb

To kill, especially with a gun.

He got smoked by the mob.

Smokeverb

To smell out; to hunt out; to find out; to detect.

Smokeverb

To ridicule to the face; to mock.

Smokeverb

To burn; to be kindled; to rage.

Smokeverb

To raise a dust or smoke by rapid motion.

Smokeverb

To suffer severely; to be punished.

Smokeverb

To punish for a minor offense by excessive physical exercise.

Smokeadjective

Of the colour known as smoke.

Smokeadjective

Made of or with smoke.

Smokenoun

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

Smokenoun

a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion;

the fire produced a tower of black smoke that could be seen for miles

Smokenoun

an indication of some hidden activity;

with all that smoke there must be a fire somewhere

Smokenoun

something with no concrete substance;

his dreams all turned to smokeit was just smoke and mirrors

Smokenoun

tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder

Smokenoun

street names for marijuana

Smokenoun

the act of smoking tobacco or other substances;

he went outside for a smokesmoking stinks

Smokenoun

(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity;

he swung late on the fastballhe showed batters nothing but smoke

Smokeverb

inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes;

We never smoked marijuanaDo you smoke?

Smokeverb

emit a cloud of fine particles;

The chimney was fuming