What does lighter mean?
Definitions for lighter
ˈlaɪ tərlighter
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Princeton's WordNet
igniter, ignitor, lighternoun
a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
lighter, light, igniter, ignitornoun
a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
"do you have a light?"
barge, flatboat, hoy, lighterverb
a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
lighterverb
transport in a flatbottom boat
Webster Dictionary
Lighternoun
one who, or that which, lights; as, a lighter of lamps
Etymology: [D. ligter, fr. ligt light. See Light not heavy.]
Lighternoun
a large boat or barge, mainly used in unloading or loading vessels which can not reach the wharves at the place of shipment or delivery
Etymology: [D. ligter, fr. ligt light. See Light not heavy.]
Lighterverb
to convey by a lighter, as to or from the shore; as, to lighter the cargo of a ship
Etymology: [D. ligter, fr. ligt light. See Light not heavy.]
Freebase
Lighter
A lighter is a portable device used to generate a flame. It consists of a metal or plastic container filled with a flammable fluid or pressurized liquid gas, a means of ignition, and some provision for extinguishing the flame.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
lighter
A large, open, flat-bottomed boat, with heavy bearings, employed to carry goods to or from ships.--Ballast lighter. A vessel fitted up to raise ballast from the bottom of a harbour.--Covered or close lighter. One furnished with a deck throughout her whole length, in order to secure such merchandise as might be damaged by wet, and to prevent pillage.
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Relight
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lighter in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lighter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of lighter in a Sentence
An individual walking into an iconic location like St. Patrick's Cathedral carrying over four gallons of gasoline, two bottles of lighter fluid and lighters, is something we would have grave concern over.
John F. Kennedy, speech in 1962:
We don't see the end of the tunnel but I must say I don't think it is darker than it was a year ago, and in some ways lighter.
People commenting on ‘swing’ will most certainly provide gibberish for answers, as swing is about feel, simply put: Longer, heavier barrels will swing smoother, while shorter, lighter barrels will be more maneuverable but will not offer the same ‘swing,’ or momentum, that a heavier barrel has.
Such lightweight and tough materials like fish scales are the sexy topics that materials scientists are pursuing, it is true that the natural armor is similar to artificial body armor because of the similar scale overlapping system. However, the natural armor such as these fish scales is tough and much lighter, without impeding body flexibility and locomotion.
Higher rates are (priced) in the stocks. The tax bill is in the stocks. The lighter regulatory touch, maybe we've already seen the benefits of that.
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- aanbrandsteker, aak, aanstekerAfrikaans
- أخف, قداحة, ولاعةArabic
- запальнічкаBelarusian
- запалкаBulgarian
- encenedorCatalan, Valencian
- zapalovačCzech
- Feuerzeug, Zigarettenfeuerzeug, ZigarettenanzünderGerman
- αναπτήραςGreek
- briquet, mechero, lighter, encendedor, fosforera, yesqueroSpanish
- tulemasin, välgumihkelEstonian
- pizgailu, metxeroBasque
- فندکPersian
- sytkäri, sytytin, savukkeensytytin, tupakansytytinFinnish
- tendrariFaroese
- briquetFrench
- lastóirIrish
- eddrymmey, losseyderManx
- מציתHebrew
- öngyújtóHungarian
- կրակվառիչArmenian
- korek api gasIndonesian
- accendinoItalian
- ライターJapanese
- სანთებელაGeorgian
- 라이터Korean
- چهرخKurdish
- ignitabulumLatin
- žiebtuvėlisLithuanian
- šķiltavasLatvian
- запалкаMacedonian
- асаагуурMongolian
- lebih ringanMalay
- lajterMaltese
- aanstekerDutch
- zapalniczka, lichterPolish
- acendedor, isqueiroPortuguese
- brichetăRomanian
- зажигалка, лихтер, шаландаRussian
- upaljač, упаљачSerbo-Croatian
- zapaľovačSlovak
- vžigalnikSlovene
- çakmakAlbanian
- segôtêtšiSouthern Sotho
- cigarettändare, tändareSwedish
- vibiriti vya chumaSwahili
- ไฟแช็กThai
- pansindiTagalog
- çakmakTurkish
- запальничкаUkrainian
- bật lửaVietnamese
- filidömVolapük
- אָנצינדערYiddish
- into yokukhanyisaZulu
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