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How to pronounce lighter in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms barge, flatboat, hoy
Type of boat
Has types pontoon, wherry, scow, norfolk wherry, houseboat, dredger
Type Words
Synonyms igniter, ignitor, light
Type of device
Has types cigar lighter, cigarette lighter, priming, primer, friction match, pocket lighter, fuse, fusee, fuze, fuzee, match, lucifer
Derivation light
Type Words
Synonyms igniter, ignitor
Type of fuel
Has types kindling, firelighter, punk, spunk, tinder, touchwood
Derivation light
Type Words
Type of transport
Derivation lighterage

Examples of lighter

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Advantages of plastic screens include being lighter and less fragile than glass.
From the latimes.com
That should translate into higher performance, lighter engines, and lower costs.
From the businessweek.com
I recently was advised to use a much lighter-weight oil than I am used to using.
From the kansas.com
Even the charging plug is lighter and more compact than those of other netbooks.
From the time.com
The sixth generation 3-series is more spacious and lighter than the current car.
From the telegraph.co.uk
A lighter style of pinot, with nice soft fruit aromas and a hint of savoury oak.
From the nzherald.co.nz
It's lighter and in my opinion leaves your skin softer with no need for a toner.
From the guardian.co.uk
Since the plane is lighter, additional sound and vibration padding can be added.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The lighter you are the better looking you are, which I firmly believe is wrong.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • Igniter: a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
  • Transport in a flatbottom boat
  • A device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?"
  • Barge: a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
  • (lightness) elation: a feeling of joy and pride
  • (lightness) the property of being comparatively small in weight; "the lightness of balsa wood"
  • A lighter is a portable device used to generate a flame. It consists of a metal or plastic container filled with a flammable fluid or pressurized liquid gas, a means of ignition, and some provision for extinguishing the flame.
  • A lighter is a type of flat-bottomed barge used to transfer goods to and from moored ships. Lighters were traditionally unpowered and were moved and steered using long oars called "sweeps," with their motive power provided by water currents. ...
  • This is a list of characters that appeared in Mother 3. These characters were created by Shigesato Itoi, creator of the EarthBound series, who acted as the game's scenario writer. He first created the characters in EarthBound 64, the cancelled Nintendo 64 version of Mother 3. ...