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Meaning of "firelighter" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FIRELIGHTER

firelighter  [ˈfaɪəˌlaɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIRELIGHTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Firelighter is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FIRELIGHTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

firelighter

Firelighter

Firelighters are small solid fuel tablets sold as consumer products and designed to replace kindling in starting a fire. Firelighters are typically used to start wood or coal fire in homes. However, they can also be used alone as fuel in a specially-designed portable stoves. Firelighters are given the UN number 2623 for dangerous goods and hazardous substances and defined as "Firelighters; solid with flammable liquid."...

Definition of firelighter in the English dictionary

The definition of firelighter in the dictionary is an object made some easily combustible substance such as paraffin wax that can be put amongst the coals of a fire or barbecue to get it to light more easily.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIRELIGHTER


blighter
ˈblaɪtə
candlelighter
ˈkænd əlˌlaɪtə
citer
ˈsaɪtə
delighter
dɪˈlaɪtə
downlighter
ˈdaʊnˌlaɪtə
fighter
ˈfaɪtə
firefighter
ˈfaɪəˌfaɪtə
Gauleiter
ˈɡaʊˌlaɪtə
highlighter
ˈhaɪˌlaɪtə
lamplighter
ˈlæmpˌlaɪtə
lighter
ˈlaɪtə
limelighter
ˈlaɪmˌlaɪtə
mitre
ˈmaɪtə
moonlighter
ˈmuːnˌlaɪtə
plighter
ˈplaɪtə
reiter
ˈraɪtə
songwriter
ˈsɒŋˌraɪtə
titre
ˈtaɪtə
uplighter
ˈʌpˌlaɪtə
writer
ˈraɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIRELIGHTER

firefighting
fireflies
firefloat
fireflood
firefly
fireguard
firehouse
fireless
fireless cooker
firelight
firelit
firelock
fireman
fireman´s lift
firemanic
firemark
firemen
Firenze
firepan
firepink

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIRELIGHTER

all-nighter
cigarette lighter
daughter
freedom fighter
freighter
gas lighter
granddaughter
great-granddaughter
gunfighter
involuntary manslaughter
jet fighter
laughter
manslaughter
night fighter
overnighter
prizefighter
Richter
righter
slaughter
stepdaughter
voluntary manslaughter

Synonyms and antonyms of firelighter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «firelighter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIRELIGHTER

Find out the translation of firelighter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of firelighter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «firelighter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

引火物
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

encendedor
570 millions of speakers

English

firelighter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

firelighter
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المشعل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

firelighter
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

firelighter
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

firelighter
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

allume-feu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Firelighter
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Feueranzünder
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

firelighter
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불 쏘시개
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Firelighter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cái bật lửa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

firelighter
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फायरलिटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tutuşturucu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

accendifuoco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

firelighter
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

firelighter
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

firelighter
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προσάναμμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spuitblikke
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

braständare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ildtenner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of firelighter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIRELIGHTER»

The term «firelighter» is normally little used and occupies the 130.169 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIRELIGHTER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «firelighter» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «firelighter» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about firelighter

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIRELIGHTER»

Discover the use of firelighter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to firelighter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dead Cat with Firelighter
Set amid the extreme worlds of modern art and famous lives, this black comedy takes a wry look at the making and breaking of icons.
Frances Day, 2002
2
Aldehydes—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 Edition
“In a similar aspect, the invention relates to a solid firelighter comprising 20-95% by weight one or more methyl, ethyl, propyl, or buthanoyl esters of a C.sub.6-C. sub.10 carboxylic acid or mixtures thereof, and a curable resin. “The alkyl ...
‎2013
3
The Firelighter
When Pete notices someone acting strangely following a recent number of arson attacks in his neighbourhood, he decides to find out if the stranger is the firelighter.
Ruth Corrin, Brent Putze, 2001
4
The Barbecue Book
Jim Marks. has already been ignited, even if it does not appear to be burning. Should you wish to rekindle the fire, use a solid firelighter. If in any doubt, it is safer to start the fire again from scratch.
Jim Marks, 2012
5
So Others Might Live
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Terry Golway, 2007
6
Jemma Hartman, Camper Extraordinaire
tions like that because you don't want anyone to think you're trying to be Firelighter.” I was more confused than ever. “Why wouldn't I try to be Firelighter? It's a cool award, right? Why wouldn't everyone try?” “It is cool. The coolest. But you just ...
Brenda A. Ferber, 2009
7
Patents for Inventions: Abridgments of Specifications : ...
A firelighter is formed of two spaced centre blocks of wood A, which have been steeped in inflammable oil &c, four or any other number of outer pieces of wood B , binding - wire C, and igniting twine, yarn, Arc. D, which is preferably secured to ...
8
The Justified Tight B****rd's Guide to Life: Financial ...
Time was when a firelighter was another name for a match. Then some smartarse put together little cubes of peat chippings doused in kerosene, he packaged them up and started calling them firelighters. He was no daw either this fella – they ...
P.J. Moore, 2014
9
The Indian in the Cupboard
He took the fragment of firelighter and the twigs out of his pocket and arranged them in the center of the plate. He washed the bit of meat in his bedside water glass. He'd had a wonderful idea for a spit to cook it on. From a flat box in which his ...
Lynne Reid Banks, 2010
10
An Irish Murder: The Legacy of Tarring Cottage
“Thank you,” Dunne clinked his glass against hers and they both moved toward the fire, the cut quarters of wood Dunne had stacked beginning to smolder as the firelighter brick melted away. A whole firelighter brick, thought Murphy, a whole ...
Caitlan O'Connell, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIRELIGHTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term firelighter is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Beastly Golf R a wolf in sheep's clothing
A cursory look at this car will leave most people completely underwhelmed, looking as it does no more potent than a wet firelighter. Sure it has ... «Irish Examiner, Jun 15»
2
Michael Gove wiggled his sporran at a Scots lassie: Yesterday in …
... a furnace in the earliest stages of re-ignition when the kindling wood has just started to catch and you can still see the shape of the firelighter. «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
3
Meme: Chiwetel Ejiofor Is Baron Mordo, Tooji Fired Over Music …
Taylor Swift Aaron VanRiper is a Texas firelighter who responded to the worst possible call – his wife and son in a car accident. His son was ... «TheBacklot, Jun 15»
4
I'm sorry charcoal heads, but gas barbecues are just better
What really happens with a charcoal barbecue is that you assemble the coals in a pile, studded with little squares of of firelighter (or newspaper ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
5
Pensioner died after clothes caught fire from stove, inquest told
Padraic Murray from Ballyhale, Headford in Co Galway suffered burns to his lower body when a firelighter fell out of the kitchen stove setting fire ... «Irish Times, Apr 15»
6
Electricity price hike
The rate has actually fallen a little this year, however, we did have a serial firelighter around Cockburn and Baldivis area. I don't think that ... «Perth Now, Apr 15»
7
Owner charged with arson
He admitted he later went to the garage and put a lit firelighter in the fridge. After the fire had been attended to by police and firefighters, ... «Waikato Times, Mar 15»
8
Adult store: Hull is 45 per cent kinkier due to Fifty Shades of Grey effect
... Johnson, who used to wear really cool '80s suits in Miami Vice, and Jamie Dornan, who smoulders about as much as a firelighter in a urinal. «Hull Daily Mail, Feb 15»
9
Hawke's bay health boss gets his foot stuck in his mouth
... boss in Hawke's Bay Mr Atkinson should be praising his medical specialists rather than behaving like an arsonist searching for a firelighter.”. «Scoop.co.nz, Jan 15»
10
Boy dies of burns after fondue accident
Johannesburg - A 7-year-old boy who suffered serious burns after firelighter gel for a fondue exploded, has died from his injuries, Netwerk24 ... «News24, Jan 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Firelighter [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/firelighter>. May 2024 ».
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