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ignition

/ɪɡˈnɪʃən/noun3 syllables

Ignition means: the act of setting something on fire.

Synonyms for ignition5

noun, as in the act of setting something on fire

firing, lighting, kindling, inflammation

noun, as in the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine

ignition system

What does ignition mean?3

noun

1

the act of setting something on fire

2

the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine

3

the process of initiating combustion or catching fire

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with ignition?60

two syllables

mission
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All 60 rhymes for ignition, grouped by syllable

Ignition in a sentence

  • Put the key in the ignition and start the engine.CK
  • Did you really leave your car unlocked with the key in the ignition?CK
  • This car is fully equipped with an ignition interlock device.nickrobson
  • Yanni pulled the key out of the ignition.Amastan
  • I pulled the key out of the ignition.CK
  • Lorenzo threw his key into the ignition and turned his truck on.Amastan
  • Yuri put the key in the ignition and turned it.Amastan
  • As Ziri reached for the ignition, Rima stopped him.Amastan

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Forms of ignition

as a noun

plural
ignitions