Definition of CIGARETTE

cigarette

Plural: cigarettes

Noun

  • finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
  • A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking.

Verb

  • To give someone a cigarette, or to light one for them.

Examples

  • Could someone cigarette me?

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French cigarette, from cigare, from Spanish cigarro + diminutive suffix -ette.

Synonyms

butt, cigaret, coffin nail, fag, bine, blem, boagie, bogie, cancer stick, cancerette, cig, cigarette, ciggy, cowboy killer, darb, dart, death stick, durben, durrie, durry, gaf, gasper, gwaai, lung dart, neen, oily rag, paper cigar, quirly, rig, rolly, scag, skyf, smoke, snout, square, stick, stinky stick, stoag, stoagie, stoge, stogie, straight, straighter, tab, toby rib, twiff, vogue, zig-zag

Scrabble Score: 12

cigarette: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cigarette: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cigarette: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

cigarette: valid Words With Friends Word