Definition of Fume

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make fumes; smoke; pollute; stink up; rage, rant
smog, particles hanging in the air; smoke; angry mood, irritation
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
(v. t.)
To throw off in vapor, or as in the form of vapor.
  
(v. t.)
To praise inordinately; to flatter.
  
(v. t.)
To expose to the action of fumes; to treat with vapors, smoke, etc.; as, to bleach straw by fuming it with sulphur; to fill with fumes, vapors, odors, etc., as a room.
  
(n.)
To smoke; to throw off fumes, as in combustion or chemical action; to rise up, as vapor.
  
(n.)
To pass off in fumes or vapors.
  
(n.)
To be in a rage; to be hot with anger.
  
(n.)
To be as in a mist; to be dulled and stupefied.
  
(n.)
The incense of praise; inordinate flattery.
  
(n.)
Rage or excitement which deprives the mind of self-control; as, the fumes of passion.
  
(n.)
Exhalation; volatile matter (esp. noxious vapor or smoke) ascending in a dense body; smoke; vapor; reek; as, the fumes of tobacco.
  
(n.)
Anything vaporlike, unsubstantial, or airy; idle conceit; vain imagination.
  
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fume
\fume\, n. (metal.) solid material deposited by condensation of fumes; as, lead fume (a grayish powder chiefly lead sulphate).
fume
\fume\ (fūm), n. [l. fumus; akin to skr. dhūma smoke, dhū to shake, fan a flame, cf. gr. qy`ein to sacrifice, storm, rage, qy`mon, qy`mos, thyme, and perh. to e. dust: cf. of. fum smoke, f. fumée. cf. dust, n., femerell, thyme.]
1. exhalation; volatile matter (esp. noxious vapor or smoke) ascending in a dense body; smoke; vapor; reek; as, the fumes of tobacco. the fumes of new shorn hay. warton. the fumes of undigested wine.
2. rage or excitement which deprives the mind of self-control; as, the fumes of passion.
3. anything vaporlike, unsubstantial, or airy; idle conceit; vain imagination. a show of fumes and fancies.
4. the incense of praise; inordinate flattery. to smother him with fumes and eulogies.


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JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Brochi = v. to chafe, to fume
Ffromi = v. to fume; to be testy
Mwg = n. smoke, fume
WordNet 2.0

Noun
1. a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
(synonym) smoke
(hypernym) aerosol
(hyponym) gun smoke
(derivation) smoke

Verb
1. be mad, angry, or furious
(hypernym) feel, experience
2. emit a cloud of fine particles; "The chimney was fuming"
(synonym) smoke
(hypernym) emit, give out, give off
(derivation) smoke
3. treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests
(synonym) fumigate
(hypernym) process, treat
4. be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face
(synonym) reek
(hypernym) exude, exudate, transude, ooze out, ooze
Fume Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Fumes and similar may refer to:
  • In common usage, more usually "fumes", a gas or vapor that smells strongly or is dangerous to inhale
  • Pere Fume (21st century), Canadian musician
  • Silica fume, a fine-grain, thin, and very high surface area silica

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Wickham Vineyards are a vineyard and wine maker in England, located in Wickham, Hampshire. Established in 1984, the vineyard occupies of a estate. One of the white wines, named "Fumé", that the vineyard produces is served as the United Kingdom House of Commons house wine.

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Tiny particles trapped in vapor in a gas stream.
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Tiny particles trapped in vapor in a gas stream.
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