filter (tip)

  • 11filter tip — noun a filter attached to a cigarette for removing impurities from the inhaled smoke. Derivatives filter tipped adjective …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 12filter tip — noun (C) the special end of a cigarette that removes some of the harmful substances from the smoke filter tipped adjective …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13filter tip — fil′ter tip n. 1) a mouthpiece for a cigarette or cigar having a means of filtering the smoke 2) a cigarette or cigar having such a mouthpiece • Etymology: 1930–35 fil′ter tipped , adj …

    From formal English to slang

  • 14filter — n. & v. n. 1 a porous device for removing impurities or solid particles from a liquid or gas passed through it. 2 = filter tip. 3 a screen or attachment for absorbing or modifying light, X rays, etc. 4 a device for suppressing electrical or sound …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 15tip — I n. gratuity 1) to give, leave a tip 2) a big, generous, handsome tip (I left a generous tip for the waitress) II r, 1) to tip generously, handsomely, liberally 2) (O) we tipped the waiter five dollars III n. information 1) give smb. a tip 2) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 16filter-tipped — adjective of a cigar or cigarette; having a tip designed to filter the smoke filter tipped cigarettes • Similar to: ↑tipped * * * adjective see filter tip * * * filˈter tippedˈ adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑ …

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  • 17filter — fil|ter1 [ fıltər ] noun count ** ▸ 1 for removing something ▸ 2 on camera ▸ 3 on computer ▸ 4 filter tip ▸ 5 traffic light 1. ) an object or piece of equipment that allows you to remove substances that are not wanted from a liquid or gas: a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18filter — I UK [ˈfɪltə(r)] / US [ˈfɪltər] noun [countable] Word forms filter : singular filter plural filters ** 1) science an object or piece of equipment that allows you to remove solid parts that are not wanted from a liquid or gas a water filter 2) a… …

    English dictionary

  • 19filter-tipped cigarette — noun a cigarette with a filter tip • Hypernyms: ↑cigarette, ↑cigaret, ↑coffin nail, ↑butt, ↑fag • Part Meronyms: ↑filter tip …

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  • 20filter — /ˈfɪltə / (say filtuh) noun 1. any device in which cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, is held and through which liquid is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids. 2. any of various analogous devices …