Smoky
adjective
Filled with or smelling like smoke.
The cabin had a smoky atmosphere after the fire was put out.
Often appears as...
- smoky room
- smoky air
adjective
Having a taste or smell of smoke, especially as a result of being cooked or preserved by smoking.
The smoked salmon had a rich, smoky flavor.
Often appears as...
- smoky flavor
- smoky taste
adjective
Similar to or reminiscent of smoke, especially in color.
She painted her room in a smoky grey color.
Often appears as...
- smoky grey
- smoky quartz
adjective
Filled with or smelling like smoke.
The cabin had a smoky atmosphere after the fire was put out.
Often appears as...
- smoky room
- smoky air
adjective
Having a taste or smell of smoke, especially as a result of being cooked or preserved by smoking.
The smoked salmon had a rich, smoky flavor.
Often appears as...
- smoky flavor
- smoky taste
adjective
Similar to or reminiscent of smoke, especially in color.
She painted her room in a smoky grey color.
Often appears as...
- smoky grey
- smoky quartz
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3After Fire
Use 'smoky' to describe places with lingering smoke after a fire.
The room remained smoky hours after the firefighters left.
Pro Tip 2/3Unpleasant Odor
'Smoky' can imply an unwanted, stale smell of smoke in a place.
I opened the windows to clear out the smoky odor.
Pro Tip 3/3Air Quality
Refers to pollution or poor air conditions due to smoke.
The city's air was smoky from the nearby wildfires.
Pro Tip 1/3After Fire
Use 'smoky' to describe places with lingering smoke after a fire.
The room remained smoky hours after the firefighters left.
Pro Tip 2/3Unpleasant Odor
'Smoky' can imply an unwanted, stale smell of smoke in a place.
I opened the windows to clear out the smoky odor.
Pro Tip 3/3Air Quality
Refers to pollution or poor air conditions due to smoke.
The city's air was smoky from the nearby wildfires.
Pro Tip 1/3After Fire
Use 'smoky' to describe places with lingering smoke after a fire.
The room remained smoky hours after the firefighters left.
Pro Tip 2/3Unpleasant Odor
'Smoky' can imply an unwanted, stale smell of smoke in a place.
I opened the windows to clear out the smoky odor.
Pro Tip 3/3Air Quality
Refers to pollution or poor air conditions due to smoke.
The city's air was smoky from the nearby wildfires.
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The Community of Food PIPE...
No problem! You know what I told my servers? I told them the absolute truth. I took that flying fish, filleted it up, little bit of tarragon, lemon zest, olive oil, rolled it up like rollmops, rosemary skewered it, two little things smoldered it over an orchard wood fire, 250 smoky, sexy, seductive degrees,
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This Indigenous Practice...
amazing to think about how long that's been happening for cultural burns can change the environment in pretty dramatic ways basically the air turns the smoky dark gray and the sun turns into this red thing and it looks like the end of the world and that can have some fascinating
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Fighting Wildfires PIPE...
summer fittin my personality like a glove they're hardworking they love the outdoors they love the camaraderie of being with others and they have a taste for adventure they don't mind being dirty and grubby and smoky and going for days and days without a shower they have
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Greening of Pittsburgh PIPE...
i couldn't help but think of more metaphorical bridges after all pittsburgh was the industrial center for a growing country and that comes with a lot of baggage old nicknames like the smoky city are a reflection of that and yet today pittsburgh functions as a leader in
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Environmentalism on the...
ingredient that I absolutely adore it's got a smoky sweet flavor to it that marries perfectly it's like bacon - the bacon with everything you love about bacon win-win now I got my vegetables started way ahead of time so that they had time to cook all the way through
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Are food preservatives...
Smoke has been used to preserve food for millennia because some of the aromatic compounds in wood smoke are antioxidants. Combining smoking with salting was an effective way of preserving meat before refrigeration. For antioxidant activity without a smoky flavor,
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Safari Live - Day 304 PIPE...
said you know I think the jokes wearing a bit thin he said what joke I said you know the aqua buck joke and he said what aqua back joke he didn't know the air here is now filled with the scent of smoky leather which is the smell of
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Lighting up Sub-Saharan...
which is jet fuel to create a dim smoky light to light their home and ward off darkness really it's just crazy the World Bank estimates that a single kerosene lamp in a room for one evening
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Bizarre Bat Moments PIPE...
so you can see these tiny little phantoms glowing orange as they hover above the forest and look at that now just heading across the skyline in just great long smoky tubes
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Tom Thum: The orchestra...
to a completely separate part of Earth as I transform the Sydney Opera House into a smoky downtown jazz bar. All right boys, take it away.
Video examples
The Community of Food PIPE...
No problem! You know what I told my servers? I told them the absolute truth. I took that flying fish, filleted it up, little bit of tarragon, lemon zest, olive oil, rolled it up like rollmops, rosemary skewered it, two little things smoldered it over an orchard wood fire, 250 smoky, sexy, seductive degrees,
Video examples
This Indigenous Practice...
amazing to think about how long that's been happening for cultural burns can change the environment in pretty dramatic ways basically the air turns the smoky dark gray and the sun turns into this red thing and it looks like the end of the world and that can have some fascinating
Video examples
Fighting Wildfires PIPE...
summer fittin my personality like a glove they're hardworking they love the outdoors they love the camaraderie of being with others and they have a taste for adventure they don't mind being dirty and grubby and smoky and going for days and days without a shower they have
Video examples
Greening of Pittsburgh PIPE...
i couldn't help but think of more metaphorical bridges after all pittsburgh was the industrial center for a growing country and that comes with a lot of baggage old nicknames like the smoky city are a reflection of that and yet today pittsburgh functions as a leader in
Video examples
Environmentalism on the...
ingredient that I absolutely adore it's got a smoky sweet flavor to it that marries perfectly it's like bacon - the bacon with everything you love about bacon win-win now I got my vegetables started way ahead of time so that they had time to cook all the way through
Video examples
Are food preservatives...
Smoke has been used to preserve food for millennia because some of the aromatic compounds in wood smoke are antioxidants. Combining smoking with salting was an effective way of preserving meat before refrigeration. For antioxidant activity without a smoky flavor,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 304 PIPE...
said you know I think the jokes wearing a bit thin he said what joke I said you know the aqua buck joke and he said what aqua back joke he didn't know the air here is now filled with the scent of smoky leather which is the smell of
Video examples
Lighting up Sub-Saharan...
which is jet fuel to create a dim smoky light to light their home and ward off darkness really it's just crazy the World Bank estimates that a single kerosene lamp in a room for one evening
Video examples
Bizarre Bat Moments PIPE...
so you can see these tiny little phantoms glowing orange as they hover above the forest and look at that now just heading across the skyline in just great long smoky tubes
Video examples
Tom Thum: The orchestra...
to a completely separate part of Earth as I transform the Sydney Opera House into a smoky downtown jazz bar. All right boys, take it away.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Kat Von D
American Artist
You can tell my mood by my makeup. When I'm depressed, it's really dark. Then I'll do super-dumb happy makeup. Like, I'll do one eye electric blue and one smoky brown, and you won't even figure it out until you're talking to me - then you're like, 'Whoa!
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Jill Scott
American Musician
The best gift I was ever given was the arts. My mum gave me those on a silver platter. Growing up, her and my grandmother would take me to ballets, classical concerts, even smoky jazz clubs I wasn't supposed to be in!
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Sharon Needles
American Entertainer
I come from what we call the pre-'Drag Race' drag world where I didn't start doing this with aspirations of being a reality television star, or this going any further than the small smoky bars of Pittsburgh.
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Hannah Bronfman
American Businessman
On the lids, I stick to browns and golds. It doesn't look like I'm wearing a lot on my eyes, but I don't really know how to do a smoky eye, so I just try and keep it pretty easy.
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Kelsea Ballerini
American Musician
On stage, you can get away with more, so I definitely use that to my advantage and go bolder with fashion, hair, and makeup. I love a smoky eye and long lashes.
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Jonathan Miles
Grilling grapes may sound crazy, but the smoky, blistered char they get from a few minutes on the fire gives them a deep, winelike character.
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Eric Carmen
American Musician
I've never done any vocal warm ups, ever. As a matter of fact, I learned to sing playing three sets a night in smoky clubs.
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Jessica Lowndes
Canadian Actress
I definitely love the smoky eye, and when I do that, I like to do a nude lip so it draws attention to your eyes.
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Kat Graham
American Actress
I'm a smoky eye girl. I love playing with eye colors, metallics... fun stuff!
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Roger Kahn
American Writer
Boxing is smoky halls and kidneys battered until they bleed.
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Kat Von D
American Artist
You can tell my mood by my makeup. When I'm depressed, it's really dark. Then I'll do super-dumb happy makeup. Like, I'll do one eye electric blue and one smoky brown, and you won't even figure it out until you're talking to me - then you're like, 'Whoa!
Quote examples
Jill Scott
American Musician
The best gift I was ever given was the arts. My mum gave me those on a silver platter. Growing up, her and my grandmother would take me to ballets, classical concerts, even smoky jazz clubs I wasn't supposed to be in!
Quote examples
Sharon Needles
American Entertainer
I come from what we call the pre-'Drag Race' drag world where I didn't start doing this with aspirations of being a reality television star, or this going any further than the small smoky bars of Pittsburgh.
Quote examples
Hannah Bronfman
American Businessman
On the lids, I stick to browns and golds. It doesn't look like I'm wearing a lot on my eyes, but I don't really know how to do a smoky eye, so I just try and keep it pretty easy.
Quote examples
Kelsea Ballerini
American Musician
On stage, you can get away with more, so I definitely use that to my advantage and go bolder with fashion, hair, and makeup. I love a smoky eye and long lashes.
Quote examples
Jonathan Miles
Grilling grapes may sound crazy, but the smoky, blistered char they get from a few minutes on the fire gives them a deep, winelike character.
Quote examples
Eric Carmen
American Musician
I've never done any vocal warm ups, ever. As a matter of fact, I learned to sing playing three sets a night in smoky clubs.
Quote examples
Jessica Lowndes
Canadian Actress
I definitely love the smoky eye, and when I do that, I like to do a nude lip so it draws attention to your eyes.
Quote examples
Kat Graham
American Actress
I'm a smoky eye girl. I love playing with eye colors, metallics... fun stuff!
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Roger Kahn
American Writer
Boxing is smoky halls and kidneys battered until they bleed.
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