smoke vs tobacco

tobacco vs smoke

smoke and tobacco both are nouns.

smoke is a verb but tobacco is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
smoke	Yes	No	Yes	No
tobacco	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tobacco is a hypernym of smoke; that is, tobacco is a word with a broader meaning than smoke:

smoke: tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder
tobacco: leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion

Other hypernyms of smoke include baccy.

smoke (noun)	tobacco (noun)
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances	leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity	aromatic annual or perennial herbs and shrubs
tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder
street names for marijuana
something with no concrete substance
an indication of some hidden activity
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion

smoke (verb)	tobacco (verb)
inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes
emit a cloud of fine particles

Difference between smoke and tobacco

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