cigarettenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌsɪɡ.ərˈet/us/ˈsɪɡ.ə.ret/A2 a small paper tube filled with cut pieces of tobacco that people smoke:
a packet of cigarettes
She lit a cigarette.
More examples
- Don't offer him a cigarette, he's trying to give up.
- He sat there, puffing away at a cigarette.
- Would you mind putting your cigarette out, please?
- I used to smoke a packet/ pack of cigarettes a day.
- The law forbids the sale of cigarettes to people under the age of 16.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Tobacco & smoking
- baccy
- butt
- cheroot
- cig
- cigarette butt
- cigarette paper
- e-cigarette
- light (sth) up
- nicotine
- nicotine patch
- non-smoker
- non-smoking
- pipe
- roll-your-own
- second-hand smoke
- smoke
- smoker
- smoking
- stub
- tobacconist
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