cigarette lighter — cigarette lighters N COUNT A cigarette lighter is a device which produces a small flame when you press a switch and which you use to light a cigarette or cigar. Syn: lighter … English dictionary
cigarette lighter — Lighter Light er (l[imac]t [ e]r), n. One who, or that which, lights; as, a lighter of lamps. [1913 Webster] {cigarette lighter} A small portable device which produces a flame when a button is pushed, carried on the person to allow one to light… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cigarette lighter — noun a lighter for cigars or cigarettes • Syn: ↑cigar lighter, ↑pocket lighter • Hypernyms: ↑lighter, ↑light, ↑igniter, ↑ignitor * * * cigarette lighter noun A mechan … Useful english dictionary
cigarette lighter — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms cigarette lighter : singular cigarette lighter plural cigarette lighters a small object that produces a flame, used for lighting cigarettes or cigars. A cigarette lighter is often simply called a lighter … English dictionary
Cigarette lighter receptacle — 12 volt cigar lighter plug. Metal and plastic sockets The cigare … Wikipedia
cigarette lighter — ciga rette .lighter [ US ˈ... ˌ..] n a small object that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes, ↑cigars etc = ↑lighter … Dictionary of contemporary English
cigarette lighter — noun A small, handheld device for creating fire, especially for lighting cigarettes. Syn: lighter … Wiktionary
cigarette lighter — also lighter noun (C) a small object that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes, cigars etc … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lighter — lighter1 [līt′ər] n. a person or thing, as a mechanical or electrical device, that lights something or starts it burning [a cigarette lighter; charcoal lighter] lighter2 [līt′ər] n. [LME < MDu lichter < lichten, to make light, unload <… … English World dictionary
Lighter — Light er (l[imac]t [ e]r), n. One who, or that which, lights; as, a lighter of lamps. [1913 Webster] {cigarette lighter} A small portable device which produces a flame when a button is pushed, carried on the person to allow one to light… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English