cigarette-end

cigarette-end

A person carefully disposes of a cigarette-end in a public ashtray.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Remnant of a smoked cigarette: "cigarette-end" refers to the short, unsmoked portion of a cigarette that remains after it has been smoked, typically including the filter and any remaining tobacco.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • He stubbed out his cigarette and threw the cigarette-end into the ashtray. (The leftover part of the cigarette after smoking.)
    • The street was littered with cigarette-ends from the previous night's crowd. (Discarded remnants of smoked cigarettes.)
Advanced Usage

  • "to pick up a cigarette-end": to collect or retrieve a discarded cigarette remnant, often for disposal or recycling.

    • The cleaner carefully picked up each cigarette-end from the floor. (The cleaner removed the leftover cigarette parts.)

  • "a cigarette-end butt": a less common synonym, where "butt" specifically refers to the filter portion.

    • He crushed the cigarette-end butt under his shoe. (He stepped on the leftover filter part.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Cigarette butt (n): a synonym for "cigarette-end", especially the filter part.

    • The ashtray was full of cigarette butts. (The ashtray contained many leftover cigarette ends.)

  • Cigarette stub (n): another term for the short remnant of a smoked cigarette.

    • She found a cigarette stub on the ground. (She found a short leftover piece of a cigarette.)
Synonyms
  • Butt: the leftover end of a cigarette after smoking.
  • Stub: a short remaining piece of a cigarette.
  • Nub: a small, leftover portion of a cigarette.
Related Idioms

  • "a cigarette-end of hope": a rare, figurative expression meaning a very small or faint remnant of hope.

    • After the disaster, only a cigarette-end of hope remained. (A tiny, nearly extinguished hope persisted.)

  • "to live on cigarette-ends": an informal idiom meaning to survive on very little or to live in poverty.

    • During the war, they had to live on cigarette-ends, scavenging for any scraps. (They survived on meager resources.)
Phrasal Verbs
  • Stub out: to extinguish a cigarette by pressing it against a surface, leaving a cigarette-end.
    • He stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray. (He crushed the cigarette to stop it burning, leaving the end.)