lighter

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: lighter

1	n	a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
2	n v	a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) transport in a flatbottom boat

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: lighter

Types:: firelighter
(a piece of) a substance that burns easily and can be used to start a coal or coke fire; kindling, punk, spunk, tinder, touchwood
material for starting a fire; punk
substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)

Types:: show 11 types...; hide 11 types...; cigar lighter, cigarette lighter, pocket lighter
a lighter for cigars or cigarettes; fuse, fusee, fuze, fuzee, primer, priming
any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant; friction match, lucifer, match
lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction; match
a burning piece of wood or cardboard; detonating fuse
a fuse containing an explosive; fusee, fuzee
a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind; kitchen match
a wooden friction match that will light on any granular surface; useful to light wood or gas stoves; safety fuse
a slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter; used to ignite detonators from a distance; book matches, safety match
a paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface; slow match
match or fuse made to burn slowly and evenly; time-fuse
a fuse made to burn for a given time (especially to explode a bomb)

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; dredger
a barge (or a vessel resembling a barge) that is used for dredging; houseboat
a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling; pontoon
(nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge; scow
a barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold; Norfolk wherry, wherry
sailing barge used especially in East Anglia

Type of:: transport
move something or somebody around; usually over long distances

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