something with no concrete substance
"his dreams all turned to smoke"
"it was just smoke and mirrors"
tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder
"He carefully rolled his last cigarette and took a deep drag before tossing it into the ashtray."
The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.
"The thick smoke from the campfire drifted across the lake as we sat watching the sunset."
In plain English: Smoke is the grayish cloud of gas and tiny particles that rises when something burns.
"The campfire smoke made everyone sneeze."
inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes
"We never smoked marijuana"
"Do you smoke?"
To inhale and exhale the smoke from a burning cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc.
"He stepped outside to take a quick smoke before heading back to work."
In plain English: To smoke is to burn something so it releases smoke into the air.
"He likes to smoke after dinner."
Of the colour known as smoke.
"The old chimney cast a long, grey shadow that was just the color of smoke against the bright blue sky."
In plain English: Smoke describes something that is full of smoke.
"The smoky room made everyone cough."
Usage: Use this adjective to describe anything that has a dull, greyish-brown color resembling cigarette or campfire ash. It is often applied to hair, clouds, or fabric rather than actual plumes of vapor.
London.
"The foggy atmosphere of early 19th-century London was often described as being thick with coal smoke and industrial grime."
The word "smoke" comes from Old English smoca, likely derived from the verb meaning to emit smoke. It traveled into modern English through Middle English, sharing roots with related words in Dutch and German.