lighter

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Synonyms: blighter, fighter, lighten, slighter, lighted, tighter, plighter, dighter, righter, eighter, flighter

Antonyms: blighter, fighter, lighten, slighter, lighted, tighter, plighter, dighter, righter, eighter, flighter

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Noun

1. A person who lights (“sets fire to or ignites”) a thing.
   • a lighter of lamps
2. An electrical or mechanical device, usually handheld and reusable, used to light things; especially, a device which creates a small flame to light cigarettes, stoves, etc.
   • Cigarette in mouth, he clutched his pockets in search of a lighter.
3. A piece of flammable material which is set on fire and used to light something else; especially, a piece of folded or twisted paper used in this way to light a pipe.

Noun

1. A boat, usually a flat-bottomed barge, for carrying loads across short distances, especially one for loading and unloading a larger ship, and to transport cargo between such a ship and a wharf.

Verb

1. To load or unload, or transfer, (cargo; or occasionally passengers) using a lighter (etymology 2, noun sense 1) or other marine vessel.
2. To load or unload, or transfer, (cargo; or occasionally passengers) using a lighter (etymology 2, noun sense 1) or other marine vessel.
3. To transfer cargo or fuel from (a ship) to lighten it, in order to make it easier to refloat or to reduce its draft.
4. To load or unload, or transfer, cargo (or occasionally passengers) using a lighter or other marine vessel.

Adjective

1. comparative form of light: more light
   • I prefer a lighter shade of pink.

Adjective

1. comparative form of light: more light
   • What happened? You look ten pounds lighter!
   • I wish I’d thrown a lighter punch; he’s out cold.

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