FUME
/fjuːm/ ► audio Scrabble 9 Words With Friends 11
Definition
- noun a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas.
— synonyms: smoke
- verb be mad, angry, or furious.
- verb emit a cloud of fine particles.
— synonyms: smoke
- verb treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests.
— synonyms: fumigate
- verb be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face.
— synonyms: reek
Examples
- “Don't stand around in there breathing the fumes while the adhesive cures.”
- “Lead fume is a greyish powder, mainly comprising lead sulfate.”
- “the fumes of passion”
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