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cigarette definition

ciga·rette or cigaret cig′a·ret′ (sig′ə ret′, sig′ə ret′)

noun

a small roll of finely cut tobacco wrapped in thin paper for smoking and usually having a filter tip

Etymology: Fr dim. of cigare, cigar < Sp cigarro: see cigar

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cigarette Synonyms

cigarette

n.

smoke, butt*, fag*, coffin nail*; see tobacco.


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cigarette Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • smuggle: Most smuggled cigarettes have never had duty paid in any country and are smuggled by diversion from the transit trade.

Adjective modifier

  • counterfeit: More than 41 million packets of counterfeit cigarettes were seized in 2004, a rise of 25 per cent over the previous year.

Modifies a noun

  • butt: Cigarette butts get put in your pocket or in a bag NOT on the ground or in the water.

Noun used with modifier

  • low-tar: They always look faintly bored as they recline with their polystyrene cups of coffee and low-tar cigarettes.
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cigarette quotes

   A cigarette is the perfect type of a perfect pleasure. It is exquisite, and it leaves one unsatisfied.What more can one want?

-Wilde, Oscar Fingal O'FlahertieWills

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