cigarette stub

  • 1cigarette butt — cigarette stub or stump …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 2cigarette — n. 1) to light (up); puff on, smoke a cigarette 2) to roll a cigarette (he used to roll his own cigarettes) 3) to extinguish. put out, stub out a cigarette 4) a live cigarette 5) a filter tip; king size; low tar; mentholated cigarette 6) a… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 3stub — noun 1) a cigarette stub Syn: butt, (tail) end 2) a ticket stub Syn: counterfoil, ticket slip, tab 3) a stub of pencil Syn: stump, remnant …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 4stub — [stʌb] verb [T] I to hit your toe against something accidentally so that it hurts • stub sth out II noun [C] stub [stʌb] the part of something that remains after you have used the rest a pencil/cigarette stub[/ex] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 5cigarette butt — cigarette butts N COUNT A cigarette butt or a cigarette end is the part of a cigarette that you throw away when you have finished smoking it. Syn: butt, stub (in BRIT, also use cigarette end) …

    English dictionary

  • 6stub — ► NOUN 1) the remnant of a pencil, cigarette, or similar shaped object after use. 2) a shortened or unusually short thing. 3) the counterfoil of a cheque, ticket, or other document. ► VERB (stubbed, stubbing) 1) accidentally strike (one s toe)… …

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  • 7stub something out — ˌstub sthˈout derived to stop a cigarette, etc. from burning by pressing the end against sth hard • He stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray. Main entry: ↑stubderived …

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  • 8stub — [stub] n. [ME < OE stybb, akin to ON stubbr: for IE base see STOCK] 1. the stump of a tree or plant 2. a short piece or length remaining after the main part has been removed or used up [the stub of a tail, cigar, pencil, etc.] 3. any short… …

    English World dictionary

  • 9stub out something — stub out (something) to stop something from burning or smoking by pressing it against something. She used the edge of the ashtray to stub out her cigarette. He dropped the cigar on the street without stubbing it out …

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  • 10stub out — (something) to stop something from burning or smoking by pressing it against something. She used the edge of the ashtray to stub out her cigarette. He dropped the cigar on the street without stubbing it out …

    New idioms dictionary