smoky

hearth

Fireplace floor area

• embersSmoldering fire remnants
• flameBurning gas made visible
• warmthHeat you feel
• cozyWarm and snug

chimney · logs · ash · crackle · glow · kindling · fireside · toasty

fog

Low-lying cloud cover

• mistFine airborne moisture
• vaporGaseous form of liquid
• smogSunlight-activated urban pollution
• fumesAirborne chemical irritants

veil · shroud · billowing · wispy · drifting · lingering · thick · diffused

peaty

Containing decomposed plant matter

• chipotleSmoke-dried jalapeño pepper
• mesquiteThorny desert legume
• whiskeyOak-aged grain spirit
• scotchDecisively put an end to

bacon · charred · hickory · oak · woodfire · grilled · mezcal · applewood

charcoal

Burned wood residue

• slateFissile metamorphic rock
• gunmetalBluish-gray bronze alloy
• pewterTin-based tableware alloy
• graphiteCrystalline carbon allotrope

steel · ash · dusky · sooty · leaden · clouded · murky · shadow

grill

Cooking surface over fire

• charcoalBurned wood residue
• brisketLower chest of cattle
• ribsThoracic bone set
• hickoryDense North American hardwood

mesquite · pitmaster · woodchips · low-and-slow · rub · basting · pulled pork · burnt ends

emissions

Substances released into air

• particulatesMinute airborne solids or droplets
• sootCarbon from incomplete burning
• exhaustUse up entirely
• smogSunlight-activated urban pollution

industrial · toxic · airborne · PM2.5 · factory · carbon · diesel · contaminants

woodsmoke

Combustion vapor from timber

• acridUnpleasantly sharp-smelling
• pungentSharply strong-smelling
• burningCombustion in progress
• charredBurned until black

ashy · lingering · sharp · aromatic · resinous · tarry · sooty · incense

enigmatic

Puzzling and obscure

• shadowyObscured by darkness
• noirHard-boiled film genre
• veiledConcealed or obscured
• obscureUnknown to most

sultry · alluring · seductive · smoldering · bedroom eyes · husky · raspy · nightclub