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lighter

/ˈlaɪtɚ/noun, verb2 syllables

Lighter means: a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires.

Synonyms for lighter6

noun, as in a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires

light, igniter, ignitor

noun, as in a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)

barge, flatboat, hoy

noun, as in a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire

igniter, ignitor

What does lighter mean?4

noun

1

a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires“do you have a light?”

2

a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)

3

a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire

verb

1

transport in a flatbottom boat

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with lighter?4

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Lighter in a sentence

  • Sir, you have left your lighter on the table.CK
  • Excuse me, you left your lighter on the table.sundown
  • Excuse me, you've left your lighter on the table.sundown
  • I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders.darinmex
  • Thanks to plastic lenses, modern glasses are much lighter than older ones.araneo
  • We're going to need a new lighter real soon.soweli_Tansisi
  • I searched high and low for my lighter but couldn't find it.Dejo
  • Is it a bit lighter or a bit heavier?moarplease

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of lighter

as a noun

plural
lighters

as a verb

third-person singular
lighters
present participle
lightering
past participle
lightered
past tense
lightered