lunt
noun
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
lunt
1 American
[luhnt, loont]
/ lʌnt, lunt /
noun
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a match; the flame used to light a fire.
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smoke or steam, especially smoke from a tobacco pipe.
verb (used without object)
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to emit smoke or steam.
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to smoke a pipe.
verb (used with object)
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to kindle (a fire).
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to light (a pipe, torch, etc.).
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to smoke (a pipe).
Lunt
2
American
[luhnt]
/ lʌnt /
noun
Etymology
Origin of lunt
1540–50; < Dutch lont match, fuse; akin to Middle Low German lunte match, wick
Example Sentences
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Come, stifle thy soul in the delirium of joy, and when thy drooping head sinks down upon my breast, I will light the end of this lunt.
From 'Midst the Wild Carpathians by M?r J?kai
And Scotia! while thy rantin' lunt Is mirk and moop with gowans fine, I'll stowlins pit my unco brunt, An' cleek my duds for auld lang syne.
From The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells
He had a square red face which I could see only indistinctly above the burning lunt he carried in one hand, blowing it continually to prevent it from going out.
From Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale by M?r J?kai
He became quite friendly; he extinguished the lunt by stamping on it with his foot, tapped my shoulder in a confidential manner and called me little brother.
From Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale by M?r J?kai
He returned into the rocky chamber, rekindled the lunt, came out, and closing the iron door behind him made his way along the banks of the cold Szamos.
From 'Midst the Wild Carpathians by M?r J?kai
As Peter Brook, who directed the 1958 Broadway premiere starring Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt, wrote in “The Empty Space,” “If you just let a play speak, it may not make a sound.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
He took two companions with him, recorded as Ford and Lunt, and ascended from the Capitoline baseball ground in Brooklyn, but the balloon never reached the ocean.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2024
Enjoying the sunshine on Saundersfoot beach on Wednesday, 73-year-old Allan Lunt from Chester admitted he had taken three pebbles from the beach during his holiday.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2024
“If we consider the Olympics a cultural institution,” Lunt said, “maybe it’s worth paying some money if the people of Utah decide that’s important to us, collectively.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne were the old couple, and they were very good, but I didn't like them much.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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