cigarette butt

Noun

Meaning

small part of a cigarette that is left after smoking

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In 2006, Jose Martinez committed a double murder in Florida and he left behind a cigarette butt with his DNA on it in a Mountain Dew can. Source: Internet

A smouldering cigarette butt, discarded in the loading zone beside the Snug Cove General Store, sent a nearby bush into flames, and risked jumping to the store and homes that were mere feet away. Source: Internet

“Be particularly cautious when disposing of cigarettes – even a cigarette butt can easily start a wildfire.” Source: Internet

He pointed out that they are yet to locate the crime scene where the boys were brutally slain and DNA sample results from a cigarette butt retrieved from the scene did not match DNA taken from the suspects who were arrested. Source: Internet

HANFORD, Calif. (KFSN) -- A cigarette butt left behind by a burglary suspect has led to his arrest nearly two years later. Source: Internet

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