cigar — ozdic

Collocations

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1

(noun.)

ADJ

fat | expensive | cheap

QUANT

box

VERB + CIGAR

smoke

draw on, pull on

After the meeting ended, she pulled on her cigar and looked out the window.

light | extinguish, put out, stub out

CIGAR + VERB

burn

The cigar burned slowly as he sat on the porch after dinner.

glow

The old man sat quietly as his cigar glowed beneath the evening sky.

CIGAR + NOUN

ash, smoke | butt, end | case, holder | smoker

PHRASES

brandy/port and cigars

After dinner, the guests enjoyed brandy and cigars on the terrace.

Definitions

noun

1

A cylinder of tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked.

Long after his cigar burnt bitter, he sat with eyes fixed on the blaze. When the flames at last began to flicker and subside, his lids fluttered, then drooped ; but he had lost all reckoning of time when he opened them again to find Miss Erroll in furs and ball-gown kneeling on the hearth[…].

A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed. ¶ ‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’

2

The penis.

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Idioms & Phrases

close, but no cigar

Used to indicate that one is almost correct or has almost succeeded, but not quite.

Betty ran all out in the sprint race; yet, it was close, but no cigar.

sometimes a cigar is just a cigar

Sometimes a matter is simpler than one imagines it to be.

Dude, quit thinking about it so much. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

a cigar is just a cigar

The matter is simple and straightforward.

There's plenty of time for dating later on—look at Janet Reno. Okay, don’t look at Janet Reno. However, assuming that you are seeking romance (and that a cigar is just a cigar), yo

a cigar is a cigar

Alternative form of a cigar is just a cigar.

Whenever I have dreamed that memory during the many Thanksgiving vacations I now have hunted in Kentucky, I’ve wondered why I did. It contains no Daliesque symbols. It’s a document

Example Bank

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Long after his cigar burnt bitter, he sat with eyes fixed on the blaze. When the flames at last began to flicker and subside, his lids fluttered, then drooped ; but he had lost all reckoning of time w

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A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed. ¶ ‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women i

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03

The tall guy smoking a cigar over there is a famous director.

Tatoeba · #240598

04

I watched a ring of smoke that floated from his cigar into the air.

Tatoeba · #260769

05

A ring of smoke floated from his cigar into the air.

Tatoeba · #287753

06

He stubbed out his cigar in the ashtray and stood up to leave.

Tatoeba · #290065

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, cigar is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.