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fume
(f/j//u/m )

noun (n)

  • a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas(noun.phenomenon)
    Synonym:
    smoke
    source: wordnet30
  • Exhalation; volatile matter (esp. noxious vapor or smoke) ascending in a dense body; smoke; vapor; reek; as, the fumes of tobacco.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • Solid material deposited by condensation of fumes; as, lead fume (a grayish powder chiefly lead sulphate).(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • be mad, angry, or furious(verb.emotion)
    source: wordnet30
  • emit a cloud of fine particles(verb.weather)
    source: wordnet30
  • treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests(verb.perception)
    Synonym:
    fumigate
    source: wordnet30
  • be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face(verb.body)
    Synonym:
    reek
    source: wordnet30
  • To smoke; to throw off fumes, as in combustion or chemical action; to rise up, as vapor.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To expose to the action of fumes; to treat with vapors, smoke, etc.; as, to bleach straw by fuming it with sulphur; to fill with fumes, vapors, odors, etc., as a room.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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