smeek
1 of 2transitive verb
ˈsmēk
-ed/-ing/-s
Scottish
: to clean, cure, dry, drive out, or fumigate by means of smoke or fumes
smeek
2 of 2noun
"
plural -s
chiefly Scottish
: dense or black smoke
smeeky adjective
-ki
-er/-est
Word History
Etymology
Transitive verb
Middle English smeken, from Old English smēocan to emit smoke, fumigate; akin to Old English smoca smoke
Noun
Middle English smek, alteration (influenced by smeken) of smech
- cost of living
- cost of money
- cost of sales
- cost out
- cost sheet
- cost someone dear
- cost someone dearly
- cost system
- cost unit
- cost-benefit
- cost-effective
- cost-effectiveness
- cost-efficient
- cost-of-liv
- cost-of-living index
- cost-plus
- cost-push
- costa
- Costa Brava
- Costa Cabral
- Costa del Sol
- Costa Mesa
- Costa Rica
- costa rican
- costae