cigarette
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1.0
- noun
- /ˌsɪɡəˈrɛt/
:
cigarrillo
- He lit a cigarette while waiting for the bus, inhaling deeply before exhaling a cloud of smoke.
- cigarette smoke
- nicotine in cigarettes
- cigarette smoking
No drugs, no cigarettes and no alcohol.
- No drugs, no cigarettes and no alcohol.
- A lot of, you know, people bumming cigarettes, like not even vapes.
- Tug's hoodie down, pulls up his denim, packs cigarettes hard against a white palm.
- I mean, these cigarettes, man, what do they put in there?
- And one is, well, just because you had a cigarette doesn't mean you failed.
- Yeah, I love cigarettes, but I I just can't.
- We had our grandparents smoke cigarettes, we were around it.
- Cessation of tobacco, including cigarette smoking can help.
- And she offered me her cigarette and I smoked it, right?
- You know, I'm doing good with the cigarettes, but I'm not done.
Examples
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Approximately 64% of the sample reported smoking their first cigarette of the day within 30 minutes of waking.
Academic text (2011) -
I'm gonna go for a cigarette.
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Then you smoke one cigarette less per day.
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Do you have another cigarette by any chance?
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You sure the cigarette was not yours?
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And she offered me her cigarette and I smoked it, right?
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I would prefer to try a cigarette.
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Are you enjoying your cigarette, Ed? - Yes, ma'am.
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Among those still smoking, the average number of cigarettes smoked per day did not decline.
Academic text (2011) -
Instead, she holds out her cigarette like a peace pipe, and I take a puff.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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4.6
A cigarette or cigar, a small roll of tobacco you light to inhale
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9.9
A British informal word for a cigarette
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8.2
A short thin tube of tobacco that people smoke
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9.9
A single cigarette sold by itself, often illegally
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9.9
A cigarette that is strong or harsh to smoke
A thin roll of tobacco wrapped in paper that you smoke
A cigarette you smoke that people say shortens your life
A roll of tobacco with a soft end that helps reduce tar in the smoke
Compounds
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4.6
A long thin tube you hold in your hand or mouth to keep a cigarette away from your face
How Social
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Morphology
Etymology
Cigarette comes from the older word cigar plus the French ending -ette, which means 'small', so it literally means a 'small cigar'. That's why a cigarette is a thin roll of tobacco wrapped in paper for smoking.