soot
1 of 2noun
ˈsu̇t 
ˈsət,
ˈsüt : a black substance formed by combustion or separated from fuel during combustion, rising in fine particles, and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke
especially : the fine powder consisting chiefly of carbon that colors smoke
soot
2 of 2verb
sooted; sooting; soots
transitive verb
: to coat or cover with soot
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Wired, 18 Aug. 2022 Brown skin could be cloaked in soot and stereotype or in learned airs. Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 Air is rapidly sucked into the fire and upward, triggering a vertical smoke plume of ash and soot. Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 July 2022 Police allege that Dodson — who was found covered in soot and blood — admitted to killing his wife with a knife and hammer while speaking to a paramedic who was treating him. Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2022 Coming home from the park in the mid-1960s, Hazel Henderson would draw a bath to wash the soot off her young daughter. Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 23 May 2022 The West Virginia officials praised the EPA’s decision to maintain the current soot standards. Abby Smith, Washington Examiner, 7 Dec. 2020 The initial combustion releases a shower of particles—sulfur, nitrogen oxides, soot, and water vapor. Wired, 28 July 2022 Her paws were black with soot, which stood out against her white fur. BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2022 See More
Noun
Right now, teams are back on the summit doing dome-to-dome checks of the health of each telescope, and clearing away ash and soot. Wired, 18 Aug. 2022 Brown skin could be cloaked in soot and stereotype or in learned airs. Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 Air is rapidly sucked into the fire and upward, triggering a vertical smoke plume of ash and soot. Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 July 2022 Police allege that Dodson — who was found covered in soot and blood — admitted to killing his wife with a knife and hammer while speaking to a paramedic who was treating him. Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2022 Coming home from the park in the mid-1960s, Hazel Henderson would draw a bath to wash the soot off her young daughter. Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 23 May 2022 The West Virginia officials praised the EPA’s decision to maintain the current soot standards. Abby Smith, Washington Examiner, 7 Dec. 2020 The initial combustion releases a shower of particles—sulfur, nitrogen oxides, soot, and water vapor. Wired, 28 July 2022 Her paws were black with soot, which stood out against her white fur. BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English sōt; akin to Old Irish suide soot, Old English sittan to sit
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1602, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
soot
noun
ˈsu̇t
ˈsət
: a black powder formed when something is burned : the very fine powder that colors smoke
soot
noun
as in grime
a black powder that is formed when something (such as wood or coal) is burned Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- grime
- gunk
- filth
- crud
- dust
- soil
- sludge
- smut
- sewage
- crock
- dirt
- muck
- sewerage
- slime
- scum
- dross
- litter
- garbage
- junk
- swill
- rubbish
- uncleanliness
- refuse
- trash
- dirtiness
- foulness
- uncleanness
- dustiness
- scrap
- filthiness
- nastiness
- griminess
- waste
- grubbiness
- dinginess
- squalidness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- cleanliness
- cleanness