tobacco

Cured for smoking

Tobacco is a plant whose dried leaves are smoked, chewed, or snuffed for their stimulant effects.

The nicotine in tobacco is highly addictive, making it among the most harmful legal substances: He quit tobacco after thirty years.

Tobacco also refers to the product itself—loose leaf, cigarettes, cigars, or chewing tobacco.

The tobacco industry has faced decades of litigation and regulation over health effects.

smoking

cigarette

Paper-wrapped tobacco cylinder

  • cigarWrapped tobacco for smoking
  • pipeHollow conveyance channel
  • inhaleDraw air in

exhale · tar · nicotine · ashtray · lighter · matches · filter · puff · drag · pack

agriculture

plantation

Large-scale farming operation

  • curingRestoring health or preserving
  • harvestGathering mature crops
  • leafPlant's photosynthetic organ

burley · Virginia · shade-grown · barn · field · crop · seedling · cultivation · humid · drying

ceremonial

ritual

Ceremonial set of actions

spiritual · purification · ancestors · indigenous · tribal · shaman · medicine man · prayer · smudging · tradition

color

brown

Dark earth tone

  • tanYellowish-brown hue
  • tawnyWarm brownish-yellow hue
  • sepiaReddish-brown pigment

umber · russet · khaki · camel

addiction

craving

Powerful urge to have

nicotine patch · nicotine gum · cessation · relapse · rehabilitation · cold turkey · detoxification · support group · recovery · abstinence

flavoring

menthol

Cooling agent from plants

apple · peach · honey · mint · wintergreen · bourbon · rum · caramel · spice · aromatic

Categories
Opposites
substance type/legal status

tobaccocannabis

Psychoactive hemp plant

marijuana · hemp · opium · cocaine · heroin

health stance

tobaccoantitobacco

Opposed to tobacco products

fresh air · wellness · clean air · tobaccoless · health

presence vs. absence

tobaccotobaccoless

Without cured smoking leaves

nontobacco · tobacco-free · smoke-free · unsmoked · abstinence

Phrases
Family

tobaccos, tobacconist, tobacconists, antitobacco, tobacco industry, tobacco pipe, tobacco pipes

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG