vapor vs smoke

vapor and smoke both are nouns.

vapor is not a verb while smoke is a verb.

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

As nouns, smoke is a hyponym of vapor; that is, smoke is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than vapor:

vapor: the process of becoming a vapor
smoke: a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion

Other hyponyms of vapor include boiling, clouding, clouding up, smoking.

vapor (noun)	smoke (noun)
the process of becoming a vapor	the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance	(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
	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

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

Difference between vapor and smoke

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