noun
soot
soot
noun
1
The fine black powder left behind when coal, wood, or oil burns incompletely.
"Soot coated the inside of the old chimney."
"His hands were black with soot after cleaning the fireplace."
verb
1
To cover or stain something with soot.
"Years of candle smoke had sooted the ceiling."
How to Use Soot
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe black, powdery residue from smoke.
Common pairings
covered in soot
soot-stained
chimney soot
Word Forms
sooted past tense, soots plural, soots singular
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Etymology
From Old English sot, going back to a very old Germanic word for soot.