English noun: lighter |
1. | lighter (substance) a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire |
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| Synonyms | igniter, ignitor |
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| Broader (hypernym) | fuel |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | firelighter, kindling, punk, punk, spunk, tinder, touchwood |
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2. | lighter (artifact) a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires |
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| Samples | Do you have a light?.
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| Synonyms | igniter, ignitor, light |
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| Broader (hypernym) | device |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | cigar lighter, cigarette lighter, friction match, fuse, fusee, fuze, fuzee, lucifer, match, match, pocket lighter, primer, priming |
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3. | lighter (artifact) a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) |
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| Synonyms | barge, flatboat, hoy |
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| Broader (hypernym) | boat |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | dredger, houseboat, Norfolk wherry, pontoon, scow, wherry |
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