cigarette
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- 12
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- 14
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- 9
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Definition of cigarette
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking.
“No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait.”
“He rose to light my cigarette, then sank back into his wicker chair contentedly. The tea was weak, but not cold, thanks to the hot-plate.”
“Grandma has an occasional cigarette, as well as Uncle Jimmy and Aunt Julie, and our kids give them crap about it.”
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noun
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A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking.
“No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait.”
“He rose to light my cigarette, then sank back into his wicker chair contentedly. The tea was weak, but not cold, thanks to the hot-plate.”
“Grandma has an occasional cigarette, as well as Uncle Jimmy and Aunt Julie, and our kids give them crap about it.”
verb
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(rare, slang, transitive)To give someone a cigarette, or to light one for them.
“Could someone cigarette me?”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin cicādader. Vulgar Latin *cicār(r)a Spanish cigarra? Spanish cigarrobor. French cigare French -ette French cigarettebor. English cigarette Borrowed from French cigarette, from cigare, from Spanish cigarro + diminutive suffix -ette. By surface analysis, cigar + -ette.
Words you can make from cigarette
193 playable · top: CIGARET (10 pts)
Best play cigaret 10 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
6 words6-letter words
18 words5-letter words
55 words- CAGER 8 pts
- CIGAR 8 pts
- GRACE 8 pts
- AREIC 7 pts
- ATTIC 7 pts
- CARET 7 pts
- CARTE 7 pts
- CATER 7 pts
- CERIA 7 pts
- CITER 7 pts
- CRATE 7 pts
- ERECT 7 pts
- ERICA 7 pts
- REACT 7 pts
- RECIT 7 pts
- RECTA 7 pts
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- TACET 7 pts
- TACIT 7 pts
- TECTA 7 pts
- TERCE 7 pts
- TRACE 7 pts
- TRACT 7 pts
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- AGREE 6 pts
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- RAGEE 6 pts
- REGIE 6 pts
- RETAG 6 pts
- TARGE 6 pts
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- TIGER 6 pts
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- AERIE 5 pts
- ARETE 5 pts
- EATER 5 pts
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- TITER 5 pts
- TITRE 5 pts
- TRAIT 5 pts
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- TRITE 5 pts
4-letter words
48 words- CAGE 7 pts
- CRAG 7 pts
- ACRE 6 pts
- CARE 6 pts
- CART 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CERE 6 pts
- CERT 6 pts
- CETE 6 pts
- CIRE 6 pts
- CITE 6 pts
- CRIA 6 pts
- CRIT 6 pts
- ETIC 6 pts
- RACE 6 pts
- RICE 6 pts
- TACE 6 pts
- TACT 6 pts
- AGEE 5 pts
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- TEAR 4 pts
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- TIER 4 pts
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- TREE 4 pts
- TRET 4 pts
3-letter words
51 words- CIG 6 pts
- ACE 5 pts
- ACT 5 pts
- ARC 5 pts
- CAR 5 pts
- CAT 5 pts
- CEE 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- REC 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- TIC 5 pts
- AGE 4 pts
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- GAE 4 pts
- GAR 4 pts
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- GEE 4 pts
- GET 4 pts
- GIE 4 pts
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- REG 4 pts
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- TAG 4 pts
- TEG 4 pts
- AIR 3 pts
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- ART 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- ATT 3 pts
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- RAT 3 pts
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- RET 3 pts
- RIA 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAR 3 pts
- TAT 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEE 3 pts
- TET 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIT 3 pts
2-letter words
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