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smaze

[ smeyz ]
/ smeɪz /
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noun

a mixture of haze and smoke.

Words related to smaze

gloom, smoke, smog, vapor, steam, cloud, murk, effluvium, obscurity, wisp, nebula, murkiness, smother, haze, grease, miasma, film, soup, brume

Words nearby smaze

smashing, smatch, smatter, smattering, smatv, smaze, smd, sme, smear, smear campaign, smear culture

Origin of smaze

1950–55; sm(oke) + (h)aze1
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British Dictionary definitions for smaze

smaze
/ (smeɪz) /

noun

US a smoky haze, less damp than fog

Word Origin for smaze

C20: from sm (oke + h) aze 1
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