Home › Words › S › smokehousesmokehouse/ˈsmoʊkˌhaʊs/smokehouse means A structure used to smoke food to preserve it and to add flavor.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, smokehouse ranks #3,411 of 42,747 for Qualifying.smokehouse is pronounced /ˈsmoʊkˌhaʊs/.EtymologyFrom smoke + house.nounA structure used to smoke food to preserve it and to add flavor.e.g.“Snakes hang thick from the cypress trees / Like sausage on a smokehouse wall.” — 1973, “Swamp Witch”, in Jim Stafford (lyrics), Jim Stafford, performed by Jim Stafford:A structure in which freshly harvested tobacco is cured or preserved by smoking.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.fumarium 61% match — A smoke chamber used in Ancient Rome to enhance the flavor of wine. vs smokehouse →woodsmoked 59% match — Cooked or flavoured with woodsmoke. vs smokehouse →cookshack 58% match — A simple building where food is cooked, for example in a logging settlement. vs smokehouse →broilerhouse 58% match — A building or similar structure where chickens are raised to be slaughtered and sold as meat. vs smokehouse →cookhouse 56% match — A small building where cooking takes place. vs smokehouse →smokie 55% match — A type of smoked sausage, often used for hot dogs. vs smokehouse →firehouse 54% match — A house containing a fire to heat it; a dwelling-house, as opposed to a barn, a stable, or other outhouse. vs smokehouse →smokum 54% match — To smoke. vs smokehouse →