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cyber- of, pertaining to, made by, or existing only on computers.
cyberbully a person who posts hurtful electronic messages on the internet with the intent of bullying another person. [2 definitions]
cycle a circle of events that repeats in a regular pattern. [7 definitions]
cyclist one who rides a bicycle, motorcycle, or the like.
cyclone a large system of winds that rotates around a center of low barometric pressure, moving counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern, and usu. producing destructive storms. (Cf. anticyclone.) [2 definitions]
Cyclops in Greek mythology, any of several giants having only one eye, in the middle of the forehead. [2 definitions]
cygnet a young swan.
cylinder in geometry, a surface or volume described by a straight line tracing a closed curve, esp. a circle, at a fixed angle, usu. a right angle, in two parallel planes. [5 definitions]
cylindrical of, concerning, or in the shape of a cylinder.
cymbal a concave circular percussion instrument of brass or bronze, played either in pairs that are struck together or singly with drumsticks or brushes.
cypress one of a group of evergreen trees having tiny scale-like leaves, or the branches or wood of such a tree. [2 definitions]
Cyprus a Mediterranean island country near the southeastern coast of Turkey.
cyst a fluid-filled vesicle or sac within body tissue, sometimes a pathological development but most often not. [3 definitions]
cytoplasm the ground protoplasm of cells that is outside the nucleus. [2 definitions]
czar a king or ruler, esp. the emperor of historic Russia. [3 definitions]
czarina the wife of a czar.
Czechia the official shortened name for the Czech Republic, a Central European republic bordered by Germany, Poland, the Slovak Republic, and Austria.
Czechoslovakia formerly, a European country south of Poland, which, in 1993, divided into the Czech and Slovak Republics; Czechoslovak Socialist Republic.
Czech Republic since 1993, a Central European republic bordered by Germany, Poland, the Slovak Republic, and Austria; formerly part of Czechoslovakia; Czechia.
d the fourth letter of the English alphabet. [4 definitions]
dab1 to pat or press lightly, as with a sponge or cotton swab. [6 definitions]