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View synonyms for cigarette

cigarette

or cig·a·ret

[ sig-uh-ret, sig-uh-ret ]

noun

  1. a cylindrical roll of finely cut tobacco cured for smoking, considerably smaller than most cigars and usually wrapped in thin white paper.


cigarette

/ ˌsɪɡəˈrɛt /

noun

  1. a short tightly rolled cylinder of tobacco, wrapped in thin paper and often having a filter tip, for smoking Shortened formscigciggy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cigarette1

1820–30; < French, equivalent to cigare cigar + -ette -ette
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cigarette1

C19: from French, literally: a little cigar
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Example Sentences

Terry eventually came back out for another cigarette and heard the news.

From Ozy

It’s also stupid human decisions, like fireworks and flaming cigarette butts and gender reveal parties, which ignite flames.

Once a source of cheap, unskilled labor and affordable cigarettes, Poland has developed into Eastern Europe’s economic powerhouse since joining the borderless EU in 2007.

From Ozy

Like I talked to a man who was standing there, smoking a cigarette.

From Vox

This study provided some of the first clues that cigarette smoking could contribute to heart disease.

He observes the bodies floating away on the river, pulling on his cigarette with a sneer.

She retrieved a cigarette from her purse and lit it without moving her face away from the screen.

They say the currency devalues a few points just in the time it takes to smoke a cigarette.

Conservative hit man turned liberal media critic David Brock, spotted smoking an e-cigarette in the lobby.

“The truth is, we feel threatened,” her husband adds between drags on a cigarette.

One or two of the buffalo-hunters exchanged words with us while Mac was building his cigarette and lighting it.

She took a cigarette from the gayly tendered case and smoked for a few moments in silence.

She lit another cigarette, and for a few moments looked silently out of the window at the darkening woods beyond the lawn.

She led Isabel over to Mrs. Kaye, who sat alone on a small sofa, sipping her coffee and absently puffing at a cigarette.

Goodell lighted another cigarette and nonchalantly seated himself in the vacant chair.

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