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lighter
1[ lahy-ter ]
lighter
2[ lahy-ter ]
noun
- a large, open, flat-bottomed barge, used in unloading and loading ships offshore or in transporting goods for short distances in shallow waters.
verb (used with object)
- to convey in or as if in a lighter.
lighter
1/ ˈɪə /
noun
- a small portable device for providing a naked flame or red-hot filament to light cigarettes, etc
- a person or thing that ignites something
lighter
2/ ˈɪə /
noun
- a flat-bottomed barge used for transporting cargo, esp in loading or unloading a ship
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of lighter1
Example Sentences
This is a bout already with a significant weight disparity and this incident - and Benn coming in lighter than anticipated - has only shone a brighter light on that.
Violence in public gets a lighter sentence than a lie on paper.
"He set fire to his guitar with lighter fuel, which was quite funny at the time, and then he threw that off stage," Colin recalls.
Upgrade your lighter with the Flower Pot’s refillable chili pepper lighter.
After the rich and hearty stews of winter, I am craving lighter textures and brighter flavors, and everything I see — little green peas, thin spiky asparagus, feathery fronds of fennel — I want.
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