lighter flame

Small ignition source

The flame produced by a handheld lighter, typically small, pointed, and easily extinguished.

Lighter flames burn from butane or lighter fluid and are used to ignite cigarettes, candles, or campfires: She cupped her hand around the lighter flame to shield it from the wind.

Related

cigarette · zippo · wind guard · fuel · burn · glow · heat · match · gas · click · orange · blue · wavering · pocket · candle · singe · fire · combustion

Opposites
ignition source type

lighter flamecandle flame

Burning wick's luminous tip

ember · match flame · electric spark · torch flame · pilot light

thermal state

lighter flameice

Water's solid form

freezing point · frost · cold water · cold · liquid nitrogen

presence of combustion

lighter flameunlit

Not burning or glowing

darkness · burnt out

Family

lighter, flame, light, lighted, lighting, lights, lit, lighten, lightened

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G