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] |