Definition

1. Noun:
   • A porous attachment at the end of a cigarette designed to trap some impurities from the smoke before it is inhaled: A "filter tip" is a short cylinder, typically made of cellulose acetate, attached to the mouth end of a cigarette. Its primary function is to reduce the amount of tar, nicotine, and other particulates inhaled by the smoker.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Most modern cigarettes come with a filter tip.
  • He removed the filter tip from the cigarette before lighting it.
  • The filter tip was stained brown from the smoke.

Advanced Usage

• Used attributively (as a noun modifier): The term can describe objects related to this type of filter.
  • He bought a pack of filter-tip cigarettes.
  • The filter-tip design has evolved over the decades.

Variants and Related Words

• Filter (noun): A more general term for any device that removes impurities from a substance passing through it (e.g., water filter, air filter). In the context of smoking, "filter" is often used interchangeably with "filter tip."
• Filter-tipped (adjective): Describing a cigarette that is equipped with a filter tip.
  • Filter-tipped brands are very common.

Synonyms

• Cigarette filter: The most direct synonym.
• Smoke filter: A less common, more descriptive term.

Related Idioms or Phrases

Noun

1. an air filter on the end of a cigarette; contains material that filters the smoke