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cigarette
[ sig-uh-ret, sig-uh-ret ]
noun
- a cylindrical roll of finely cut tobacco cured for smoking, considerably smaller than most cigars and usually wrapped in thin white paper.
cigarette
/ ˌɪɡəˈɛ /
noun
- a short tightly rolled cylinder of tobacco, wrapped in thin paper and often having a filter tip, for smoking Shortened formscigciggy
Other Word Forms
- t·a·ٳٱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of cigarette1
Word History and Origins
Origin of cigarette1
Example Sentences
Her new partner struggles with addiction, and a track called Melatonin finds her listing the items she brought them in rehab – "mint choc-chip ice cream, cigarettes, a watch".
Black-and-white photographs and films showed miners in hard hats and soiled uniforms as they stood smoking cigarettes, climbing into open rail cars and running machinery that scooped and loaded piles of rocks.
That photograph of her holding a cigarette just so, daring the camera to reveal what she’s thinking, says it all: You will be unable to find the key to the puzzle that is me.
Nathaniel Fisher Sr. is driving as he reaches for a cigarette he'd just lied to his wife about smoking, and cruises his car in front of an oncoming bus.
Come for the hats, the boots, the horses, the ruggedness once used to sell cigarettes.
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