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English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
to smoke |
to consume cigarettes or other flammable tobacco products |
I smoked occasionally when I was younger. |
| 2 |
a heavy smoker |
a person who consumes a large number of tobacco products |
She was a heavy smoker, usually smoking two packs a day. |
| 3 |
a government health warning |
a message placed on tobacco and alcohol products by the
government that outlines health risks |
The government health warning on cigarettes has gotten more and
more forceful and straightforward. |
| 4 |
a pack of smokes |
a package of cigarettes, containing twenty cigarettes |
My pack of smokes got wet in the rainstorm. |
| 5 |
tar |
a black semi-liquid substance found in cigarette smoke |
I worry about the amount of tar in cigarettes, so I only smoke
lights. |
| 6 |
a minor |
a person who is under the legal age to buy alcohol or
tobacco |
She was a minor, so she couldn't buy beer or cigarettes. |
| 7 |
legal age |
the age at which you can lawfully buy tobacco or alcohol
products |
He was of legal age, so he started smoking heavily. |
| 8 |
an ash tray |
a special dish in which to put the burnt remains of
cigarettes |
After two hours of smoking, our ash tray was full. |
| 9 |
to deter ~ |
to make something difficult to do |
In order to deter teenagers from smoking the government made it
a crime. |
| 10 |
to puff |
to bring smoke into your mouth via a cigarette or cigar |
He puffed on the cigar, creating large clouds of smoke. |
| 11 |
to inhale ~ |
to bring smoke into your lungs |
He inhaled the smoke, and felt a calm sensation
immediately. |
| 12 |
to light up |
to touch a cigarette or cigar with a flame and cause it to
begin burning |
The airport was a no-smoking environment, so he had to wait
until he was outside to light up. |
| 13 |
to take a drag |
to inhale smoke from a tobacco product |
He took a drag one last time before throwing the cigarette on
the ground. |
| 14 |
to stub out ~ |
to cause a cigarette or cigar to stop burning |
He stubbed out his cigarette and entered the building. |
| 15 |
lung cancer |
a health problem by which one develops large masses of cells in
their lungs which eventually leads to death |
As smoking rates increased, lung cancer rates increased. |
| 16 |
nicotine |
one of the active drugs in tobacco smoke |
Nicotine has a calming effect on most people. |
| 17 |
second hand smoke |
smoke that is emitted from a person's cigarette and goes on to
affect other people |
Second hand smoke is a leading cause of lung cancer. |
| 18 |
chewing tobacco |
tobacco that is placed unburnt into the mouth |
Using chewing tobacco is safer than smoking, but it might lead
to mouth cancer. |
| 19 |
to kick the habit |
to stop using tobacco products |
He smoked for many years, but he finally kicked the habit. |
| 20 |
to go cold turkey |
to stop using tobacco products suddenly and completely |
I went cold turkey, so I was extremely irritable and depressed
for a few days. |
| 21 |
a cigarette butt |
the part of a cigarette that you hold while smoking, usually
containing the filter |
There were many cigarette butts in the ash tray after the
party. |