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单词 lighter
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lighter
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WORD FAMILY
lighter: lighterage, lightered, lightering, lighters+/enlighten: enlightened, enlightening, enlightenment, enlightens/enlightened: enlightenedest, enlightenedly, unenlightened/enlightening: enlighteningly, unenlightening/enlightenment: enlightenments, unenlightenment/light: light-colored, lighted, lighten, lighter, lightest, lighting, lightless, lightly, lightness, lights, lightsome/lighted: unlighted/lighten: enlighten, lightened, lightening, lightens/lightening: lightenings/lighting: lightings/lightless: lightlessness/lightness: lightnesses/lightsome: lightsomely, lightsomeness, lightsomer, lightsomest
USAGE EXAMPLES
Three wards were evacuated for several hours after Hayden used a lighter to burn paper in a cabinet.
Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016)
One lighter side to the job, though, is the silly calls the three say they’ve answered over the years.
Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016)
Luckily, all those terrible holidays weren’t in vain, at least some saw the lighter side:
The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016)
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1n a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
igniter, ignitor
firelighter
(a piece of) a substance that burns easily and can be used to start a coal or coke fire
kindling, punk, spunk, tinder, touchwood
material for starting a fire
punk
substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)
fuel
a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
2n a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
igniter, ignitor, light
cigar lighter, cigarette lighter, pocket lighter
a lighter for cigars or cigarettes
fuse, fusee, fuze, fuzee, primer, priming
any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
friction match, lucifer, match
lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
match
a burning piece of wood or cardboard
detonating fuse
a fuse containing an explosive
fusee, fuzee
a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind
kitchen match
a wooden friction match that will light on any granular surface; useful to light wood or gas stoves
safety fuse
a slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter; used to ignite detonators from a distance
book matches, safety match
a paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface
slow match
match or fuse made to burn slowly and evenly
time-fuse
a fuse made to burn for a given time (especially to explode a bomb)
device
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
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1n a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
barge, flatboat, hoy
dredger
a barge (or a vessel resembling a barge) that is used for dredging
houseboat
a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
pontoon
(nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge
scow
a barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold
Norfolk wherry, wherry
sailing barge used especially in East Anglia
boat
a small vessel for travel on water
2v transport in a flatbottom boat
Hyper
transport
move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
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