smoke vs ventilation

ventilation vs smoke

smoke and ventilation both are nouns.

smoke is a verb but ventilation is not a verb.

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

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

smoke: the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
ventilation: the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

Other hypernyms of smoke include breathing, external respiration, respiration.

smoke (noun)	ventilation (noun)
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances	the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity	the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder	a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air
street names for marijuana	free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest
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)	ventilation (verb)
inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes
emit a cloud of fine particles

Difference between smoke and ventilation

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