English > igniter: 2 senses > noun 2, artifactMeaning | A device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires. |
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Synonyms | lighter, light, ignitor |
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Narrower | cigar lighter, cigarette lighter, pocket lighter | A lighter / lighter for cigars or cigarettes |
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fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming | Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant |
match, lucifer, friction match | lighter / lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical |
match | A burning piece of wood or cardboard |
Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
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Spanish | briquet, encendedor, mechero, yesquero |
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Catalan | encenedor |
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Verbs | ignite | cause to start burning |
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