Collocations for "cigarette"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "cigarette" in context.
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cigarette
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [pack, carton] of cigarettes
- [buy, smoke] a [pack] of cigarettes
- [e-, electronic, marijuana] cigarettes
- the [butt, tip, filter] of the cigarette
- smokes [ten] cigarettes a day
- [stubbed, put] out his cigarette
- [stubbed] her cigarette out
- extinguished his cigarette
- [Could, Would] you kindly put out your cigarette?
- drew (deeply) on his cigarette
- took a [long, deep] drag of her cigarette
- was [puffing, choking] on a cigarette
- threw his cigarette [away, out the window, on the floor]
- [smoked, tried] his first cigarette when he was [sixteen]
- burned him with a cigarette
- informal: Can I bum a cigarette (off of you)?
- a cigarette [filter, butt, pack, carton, box]
- a cigarette [holder, case, lighter]
- cigarette [smoking, smoke, consumption]
- cigarette [stains, odors, smells, burns]
- the [wall, ceiling] was covered with cigarette stains
- couldn't [see, breathe] for the cigarette smoke
'cigarette' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):