Smoke vs. Steam

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

Smokenoun

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

Steamnoun

The vapor formed when water changes from liquid phase to gas phase.

Smokenoun

A cigarette.

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

Steamnoun

Pressurized water vapour used for heating, cooking, or to provide mechanical energy.

Smokenoun

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

Hey, you got some smoke?

Steamnoun

(figuratively) Internal energy for motive power.

After three weeks in bed he was finally able to sit up under his own steam.
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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.

Steamnoun

(figuratively) Pent-up anger.

Dad had to go outside to blow off some steam.

Smokenoun

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

The excitement behind the new candidate proved to be smoke.

Steamnoun

A steam-powered vehicle.

Smokenoun

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

The smoke of controversy.

Steamnoun

Travel by means of a steam-powered vehicle.

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Smokenoun

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

Steamnoun

(obsolete) Any exhalation.

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.

Steamnoun

(fencing) Fencing without the use of any electric equipment.

Smokenoun

A fastball.

Steamverb

To cook with steam.

Smokeverb

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

He's smoking his pipe.

Steamverb

(transitive) To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing.

to steam wood or cloth

Smokeverb

(intransitive) To inhale and exhale tobacco smoke.

Do you smoke?

Steamverb

(intransitive) To produce or vent steam.

Smokeverb

(intransitive) To give off smoke.

My old truck was still smoking even after the repairs.

Steamverb

(intransitive) To rise in vapour; to issue, or pass off, as vapour.

Smokeverb

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

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

Steamverb

To become angry; to fume; to be incensed.

Smokeverb

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

Steamverb

To make angry.

It really steams me to see her treat him like that.

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.

Steamverb

(intransitive) To be covered with condensed water vapor.

With all the heavy breathing going on the windows were quickly steamed in the car.

Smokeverb

To beat someone at something.

We smoked them at rugby.

Steamverb

(intransitive) To travel by means of steam power.

We steamed around the Mediterranean.

Smokeverb

To kill, especially with a gun.

He got smoked by the mob.

Steamverb

To move with great or excessive purposefulness.

If he heard of anyone picking the fruit he would steam off and lecture them.

Smokeverb

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

Steamverb

(obsolete) To exhale.

Smokeverb

To ridicule to the face; to mock.

Steamadjective

Old-fashioned; from before the digital age.

Smokeverb

To burn; to be kindled; to rage.

Steamnoun

water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere

Smokeverb

To raise a dust or smoke by rapid motion.

Steamverb

travel by means of steam power;

The ship steamed off into the Pacific

Smokeverb

To suffer severely; to be punished.

Steamverb

emit steam;

The rain forest was literally steaming

Smokeverb

To punish for a minor offense by excessive physical exercise.

Steamverb

rise as vapor

Smokeadjective

Of the colour known as smoke.

Steamverb

get very angry;

her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man

Smokeadjective

Made of or with smoke.

Steamverb

clean by means of steaming;

steam-clean the upholstered sofa

Smokenoun

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

Steamverb

cook something by letting steam pass over it;

just steam the vegetables

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