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soot Definition

soot (so̵ot, so̵̅o̅t)

noun

a black substance consisting chiefly of carbon particles formed by the incomplete combustion of burning matter

Etymology: ME < OE sot, akin to MDu soet < IE base *sed-, to sit: basic sense “what settles”

transitive verb

to cover, soil, or treat with soot

soot Synonyms

soot

n.

soot Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • produce: Christmas trees also produce an oily soot which may damage the fireplace.
  • use: Once used, soot is blown into the flat ruining recent redecoration work.
  • remove: Soot To clean up soot, use a vacuum cleaner to remove any loose soot.
  • blacken: Inside was a soot blackened room some ten foot square.
  • accumulate: And the black was centuries of accumulated soot and the white was the contribution from London's pigeons.
  • leave: They also tend to leave an oily soot in the chimney.

Converse of subject

  • blacken: The railroad was worked with old engines and ancient carriages always blackened by soot from the journey through the tunnel.

Adjective modifier

  • black: There does not appear to be any ' black soot ' on the leaves.
  • less: Gasoline engines produce more carbon monoxide but much less soot than diesel engines.
  • oily: They also tend to leave an oily soot in the chimney.
  • airborne: Diesel powered trucks and busses are primary sources of airborne soot in the United States.

Modifies a noun

  • particle: The main source of dust in smokers lungs is carbon soot particles from the burning of tobacco.
  • formation: However, soot formation is currently poorly represented within fire models.
  • deposit: After years of use an old chimney can suffer attack from heat and soot deposits that erode mortar joints.
  • distribution: The model involves keeping track of the moments of the soot particle size distribution function ( PSDF ).
  • mark: Then, just round the corner a soot mark, a ladder, familiarity: wet cheeks rift.
  • size: The model involves keeping track of the moments of the soot particle size distribution function ( PSDF ).

Preposition: in

  • chimney: They also tend to leave an oily soot in the chimney.

Preposition: from

  • chimney: He makes lots of mess while cleaning out the soot from the chimneys of peoples houses.
  • fire: The soot from the open fires would compound the problems of cleaning.
soot Quotes

When my mother died I was very young, And my father sold me while yet my tongue Could scarcely cry weep weep weep weep. So your chimneys I sweep, and in soot I sleep.

—Blake,William

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot; A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, And he looked like a pedlar just opening his pack.

—Moore, Clement

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