Press 5A - Lesson 19c Vocabulary
Lesson Content
  Number Word Definition 5Note Example Type                                  
  1 smoke to light something on fire an inhale the fumes   He smoked a nice cigar during my brother's wedding. verb (transitive)                                  
  2 smoky to have a large amount of smoke present in the area   This place is really smoky. adjective                                  
  3 heavy smoker someone who smokes a lot   He is a heavy smoker. noun (countable)                                  
  4 pack-a-day-smoker someone who smokes a pack of cigarettes a day   My aunt is a pack-a-day smoker. noun (countable)                                  
  5 carton a box that contains 10 packs of cigarettes   How much is a carton of cigarettes? noun (countable)                                  
  6 a pack of smokes a pack that contains 20 or so cigarettes   Can you buy me a pack of smokes? noun (phrase)                                  
  7 cigarette butt the small part of a cigarette that is left after smoking   Don't leave your cigarette butt there. noun (countable)                                  
  8 ashtray a tray that is used to keep the ash from your cigarette during and after smoking   Can I have an ashtray please? noun (countable)                                  
  9 ash the soft grey powder that remains after something has been burnt   There is a lot of ash on the table. noun (uncountable)                                  
  10 tar a sticky substance that is made from burning tobacco   If you smoke too much, you'll start to get tar in your lunges. noun (uncountable)                                  
  11 pipe a tube with a small hole at the end used for smoking tobacco   Where is my pipe? noun (countable)                                  
  12 cigar a roll of tobacco leaves that is longer and thicker than a cigarette   Have you ever smoked a cigar? noun (countable)                                  
  13 chewing tobacco tobacco that is chewed in one's mouth   Would you like to try some of this chewing tobacco? noun (uncountable)                                  
  14 take a drag to inhale the smoke from a cigarette   Would you like to take a drag? verb (phrase)                                  
  15 deter someone from to try and stop someone from doing something   How can we deter people from smoking? verb (phrase)                                  
  16 affect to cause a change   Smoking can affect your baby while you are pregnant. verb (transitive)                                  
  17 puff to breathe smoke from a cigarette into and out of one's lungs. You can add "away on" if you want to link "puff" to "cigarette" He just sat there puffing away on cigarette. verb (intransitive)                                  
  18 inhale to breathe something into your lungs   This is a cigar. Make sure you don't inhale the smoke. verb (transitive)                                  
  19 light up to light a cigarette   You can't light up here. verb (phrase)                                  
  20 stub out to cause a cigarette to no longer be on fire by pushing it against a hard surface   Stub out that cigarette before you go inside. verb (phrase) + object                                  
  21 lung cancer a disease where you get cancer in your lungs   If you smoke for a long time, you run the risk of developing lung cancer. noun (uncountable)                                  
  22 nicotine gum a chewing gum that replaces the drug used in cigarettes   Would you like to try some of this nicotine gum? noun (uncountable)                                  
  23 nicotine patch a patch that replaces the drug used in cigarettes   If you want to quit, you should try using some nicotine patches. noun (countable)                                  
  24 second-hand smoke smoke from other people   Second-hand smoke is dangerous to people around you. noun (uncountable)                                  
  25 kick the habit to quit a bad habit   I want to kick the habit. What should I do? verb (phrase)                                  
  26 go cold turkey to quit a bad habit without any assistance   If you want to quit, you should just go "cold turkey". verb (phrase)                                  
  27 legal age the age required by law to be able to buy alcohol, cigarettes etc.   What's the legal age for smoking in Japan? noun (uncountable)                                  
  28 minor someone who is below legal age   Minors can't buy cigarettes. noun (countable)                                  
  29 government health warning a warning that is places on cigarettes to inform people of the potential health risks   There are government health warnings on the front of cigarette packs now. noun (countable)