treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests
verb
be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face
Word Forms
smoky
adjective
marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
smoke
verb
emit a cloud of fine particles
fume
verb
emit a cloud of fine particles
fumigate
verb
treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests
fume
noun
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
smoke
noun
a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion
smoking
noun
a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion
fumigation
noun
the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it
fumigant
noun
a chemical substance used in fumigation
fumigator
noun
someone whose job is to fumigate
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Rauch
eine Wolke aus feinen Partikeln, die in einem Gas schweben
🇫🇷French
fumée
un nuage de fines particules en suspension dans un gaz
🇪🇸Spanish
humo
una nube de partículas finas suspendidas en un gas
🇮🇹Italian
fumo
una nuvola di particelle fini sospese in un gas
🇳🇱Dutch
damp
een wolk van fijne deeltjes, gesuspendeerd in een gas
🇵🇹Portuguese
fumaça
uma nuvem de partículas finas suspensas em um gás
🇷🇺Russian
дым
облако мелких частиц, взвешенных в газе
India
🇮🇳Hindi
धूआं
गैस में निलंबित सूक्ष्म कणों का बादल
🇧🇩Bengali
ধোঁয়া
একটি গ্যাসে স্থগিত সূক্ষ্ম কণার মেঘ
🇮🇳Tamil
புகை
ஒரு வாயுவில் இடைநிறுத்தப்பட்ட நுண்ணிய துகள்களின் மேகம்
🇮🇳Telugu
పొగ
వాయువులో సస్పెండ్ చేయబడిన సూక్ష్మ కణాల మేఘం
🇮🇳Marathi
धूर
वायूमध्ये लटकलेला सूक्ष्म कणांचा ढग
🇮🇳Gujarati
ધુમાડો
વાયુમાં સ્થગિત સૂક્ષ્મ કણોનો વાદળ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹೊಗೆ
ಅನಿಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಮಾನತುಗೊಂಡ ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮ ಕಣಗಳ ಮೋಡ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പുക
ഒരു വാതകത്തിൽ സസ്പെൻഡ് ചെയ്ത സൂക്ഷ്മ കണങ്ങളുടെ ഒരു മേഘം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਧੂੰਏਂ
ਇੱਕ ਗੈਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੁਅੱਤਲ ਕੀਤੇ ਬਰੀਕ ਕਣਾਂ ਦਾ ਬੱਦਲ
🇵🇰Urdu
دھواں
گیس میں معلق باریک ذرات کا بادل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
烟
悬浮在气体中的细颗粒云
🇯🇵Japanese
ヒューム
ガス中に浮遊する微粒子の雲
🇰🇷Korean
연기
가스 속에 부유하는 미세한 입자의 구름
🇻🇳Vietnamese
khói
một đám mây các hạt mịn lơ lửng trong chất khí
🇹🇭Thai
ควัน
เมฆอนุภาคละเอียดที่แขวนลอยอยู่ในก๊าซ
🇮🇩Indonesian
asap
awan partikel halus yang tersuspensi dalam gas
🇵🇭Filipino
usok
isang ulap ng mga pinong particle na nasuspinde sa isang gas
🇲🇾Malay
wasap
awan zarah halus terampai dalam gas
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الدخان
سحابة من الجسيمات الدقيقة المعلقة في الغاز
🇮🇷Persian
دود
ابری از ذرات ریز معلق در گاز
🇹🇷Turkish
duman
bir gazın içinde asılı duran ince parçacıklardan oluşan bir bulut
🇮🇱Hebrew
עָשָׁן
ענן של חלקיקים עדינים התלויים בגז
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'fume'?
The primary meaning of 'fume' is 'a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'fume' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'fume' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'fume' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'fume' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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