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# cigarette

noun (cigarette, cigarettes)

«cigarette» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A cigarette is a thin paper tube filled with dried tobacco that people light and smoke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cigarette/#m1)

### In the lessons

In health lessons pupils learn that cigarettes contain nicotine, which is addictive, and many harmful chemicals that damage the lungs, heart and teeth and cause cancer; second-hand smoke harms others nearby. Smoking is banned in many public places and selling cigarettes to children is illegal. In safety lessons: never play with lighters or matches. Phrases: smoke a cigarette, cigarette smoke, give up cigarettes, e-cigarette.

### Examples

- Cigarettes are very bad for your health. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cigarette/#x1)
- Smoking cigarettes damages your lungs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cigarette/#x2)
- It is against the law to sell cigarettes to children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cigarette/#x3)
- Cigarette smoke made her cough. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cigarette/#x4)
- Grandad gave up cigarettes years ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cigarette/#x5)
- A cigarette end was left on the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cigarette/#x6)
- Cigarettes can cause fires. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cigarette/#x7)

### Note

Countable noun. Spelling: c-i-g-a-r-e-t-t-e (double t, ends in e); stress on the last part: sig-a-RET. A cigar is bigger and made of rolled tobacco leaves. E-cigarettes (vapes) are also harmful and not for children.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cigarette» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cigarette/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cigarette» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cigarette.html) on Mova free.