cigarettes

Lit between lips

Cigarettes is the plural of cigarette—thin paper tubes filled with shredded tobacco, designed to be lit and smoked.

The word appears in compounds like cigarette break, cigarette lighter, and cigarette butt.

A pack typically contains twenty cigarettes.

She smoked two cigarettes while waiting for the bus.

smoking

inhale

Draw air in

  • exhaleExpel breath outward
  • puffBrief burst of air
  • dragResistance through fluid

lighter · ashtray · filter · menthol · pack · carton · butt · stub · ash · ember

addiction

nicotine

Addictive tobacco alkaloid

habit · hooked · compulsion · relapse · quit · patches · gum · lozenges · cravings · urge

tobacco

Virginia

Mid-Atlantic American state

leaf · curing · plantation · Marlboro · Newport · clove · roll-your-own · shag

alternatives

vaping

Using electronic cigarettes

  • vapeInhale aerosolized liquid
  • podSeed case or cetacean group
  • snusMoist oral tobacco product

disposable · mod · atomizer · e-liquid · switching · harm-reduction

health

emphysema

Damaged lung air sacs

  • COPDChronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • bronchitisInflamed airway disease
  • strokeSudden brain blood blockage

carcinogens · respiratory · pulmonary · asthma · tumor · cough · wheezing · cardiovascular · surgeon-general

regulation

FDA

U.S. health regulator

contraband · duty-free · excise · litigation · settlement · class-action

social

rebellion

Defiance of established power

nightlife · party · outside · huddle · bumming · sharing · lighting · ice-breaker · bar · club

Categories
Opposites
health impact

cigarettesvitamins

Essential organic nutrients

vegetables · medicine · health food · health supplements · exercise

tobacco form/delivery

cigarettespipe tobacco

Cured leaf for smoking

chewing tobacco · snuff · rolling tobacco

purity of air/breath

cigarettesfresh air

Unenclosed outdoor atmosphere

clean air · oxygen · mountain air · ventilation · air purifiers

Phrases
Family

cigarette, cigarette paper, cigarette lighter, cigarette case

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG