cig·a·rette

cig·a·rette
/ˌsıgəˈrɛt/ noun, pl -rettes [count]
: a small roll of paper that is filled with cut tobacco and smoked

a pack of cigarettes

— often used before another noun

a cigarette butt/holder/lighter

cigarette smoke


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  • cig|a|rette — or cig|a|ret «SIHG uh REHT, SIHG uh reht», noun. a small roll of finely cut tobacco wrapped in a thin sheet of paper for smoking. ╂[< French cigarette (diminutive) < cigare cigar < Spanish cigarro] …   Useful english dictionary

  • cig|a|ret — cig|a|rette or cig|a|ret «SIHG uh REHT, SIHG uh reht», noun. a small roll of finely cut tobacco wrapped in a thin sheet of paper for smoking. ╂[< French cigarette (diminutive) < cigare cigar < Spanish cigarro] …   Useful english dictionary

  • rette — am·ou·rette; bar·rette; ber·ge·rette; bou·rette; bu·rette; chev·rette; cig·a·rette; cu·rette·ment; fleu·rette; lo·rette; pier·rette; su·rette; voi·tu·rette; cha·rette; cu·rette; laz·a·rette; tou·rette; …   English syllables

  • cig — as·cig·er·ous; cig; cig·a·resque; cig·a·rette; cig·a·ril·lo; dis·cig·er·ous; spi·cig·er·ous; cig·gy; cig·a·ret; cig·a·ri·to; cig·gie; …   English syllables

  • cigarette — cig·a·rette …   English syllables

  • cigarette — cig•a•rette or cig•a•ret [[t]ˌsɪg əˈrɛt, ˈsɪg əˌrɛt[/t]] n. a narrow, short roll of finely cut tobacco cured for smoking, usu. wrapped in thin paper • Etymology: 1820–30; < F, =cigare cigar+ ette ette …   From formal English to slang

  • cigarette — cig|a|rette W3S2 [ˌsıgəˈret US ˈsıgəˌret, ˌsıgəˈret] n ↑cigarette [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: cigare cigar , from Spanish cigarro; CIGAR] a thin tube of paper filled with finely cut tobacco that people smoke →↑cigar ▪ a packet of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cigarette — cig|a|rette [ ,sıgə ret, sıgə,ret ] noun count *** a narrow paper tube containing tobacco that people smoke: a pack of cigarettes …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • cigaret — Cigarette Cig a*rette , n. [F. cigarette.] A little cigar; a little fine tobacco rolled in paper for smoking. [Also spelled {cigaret}.] Syn: cigarette, fag, weed. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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