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Antonyms

chore, headache, labor

2cinch verb : to make certain : ASSURE

Synonyms

assure, ensure, guarantee, guaranty, insure, secure—more at ENSURE

cin·cho·na noun : any of a genus of So. American trees related to the madder; also : the bitter quinine-containing bark of a cinchona

cinc·ture noun : an article of dress encircling the body usu. at the waist : BELT, SASH

Synonyms

belt, cummerbund, girdle, sash—more at BELT

cin·der noun 1 : SLAG

2 plural : ASHES

3 : a hot piece of partly burned wood or coal

4 : a fragment of lava from an erupting volcano

— cinder verb

— cin·dery adjective

cinder block noun : a building block made of cement and coal cinders

cin·e·ma noun 1 : a motion-picture theater

2 : the film industry : MOVIES

— cin·e·mat·ic adjective

cin·e·ma·theque noun : a small movie house specializing in avant-garde films

cin·e·ma·tog·ra·phy noun : motion-picture photography

— cin·e·ma·tog·ra·pher noun

— cin·e·mat·o·graph·ic adjective

cin·e·plex noun : a complex that houses several movie theaters

cin·er·ar·i·um noun, plural -ia : a place to receive the ashes of the cremated dead

— cin·er·ary adjective

cin·na·bar noun : a red mineral that is the only important ore of mercury

cin·na·mon noun : a spice prepared from the highly aromatic bark of any of several trees related to the true laurel; also : a tree that yields cinnamon

cinque·foil noun : any of a genus of plants related to the roses with leaves having five lobes

1cipher noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. MF cifre, fr. ML cifra, fr. Ar ṣifr empty, zero]

1 : the symbol 0 denoting the absence of all magnitude or quantity : ZERO, NAUGHT

2 : a method of secret writing

Synonyms

aught, naught, nil, nothing, zero, zip—more at ZERO

2cipher verb : to compute arithmetically

cir or circ abbreviation circular

cir·ca preposition : ABOUT <~ 1600>

cir·ca·di·an adjective : being, having, characterized by, or occurring in approximately 24-hour intervals (as of biological activity)

1circle noun 1 : a closed curve every point of which is equally distant from a fixed point within it

2 : something circular

3 : an area of action or influence

4 : a series ending at its starting point : CYCLE

5 : a group bound by a common tie

Synonyms

[1, 2] band, eye, hoop, loop, ring, round—more at RING

[5] body, bunch, clan, clique, community, coterie, crowd, fold, gang, lot, ring, set—more at GANG

2circle verb cir·cled; cir·cling 1 : to enclose in a circle

2 : to move or revolve around; also : to move in a circle

Synonyms

[1] encircle, enclose, encompass, ring, surround—more at SURROUND

[2] circumnavigate, coil, compass, encircle, girdle, loop, orbit, ring, round—more at ENCIRCLE

cir·clet noun : a small circle; especially : a circular ornament

cir·cuit noun 1 : a boundary around an enclosed space

2 : a course around a periphery

3 : a regular tour (as by a judge) around an assigned territory

4 : the complete path of an electric current; also : an assemblage of electronic components

5 : LEAGUE; also : a chain of theaters

— cir·cuit·al adjective

circuit breaker noun : a switch that automatically interrupts an electric circuit under an abnormal condition

circuit court noun : a court that sits at two or more places within one judicial district

cir·cu·i·tous adjective 1 : having a circular or winding course

2 : not being forthright or direct in language or action

Synonyms

[1] circular, indirect, roundabout—more at INDIRECT

[2] diffuse, long-winded, prolix, rambling, verbose, windy, wordy—more at WORDY

cir·cuit·ry noun, plural -ries : the plan or the components of an electric circuit

cir·cu·ity noun, plural -ities : INDIRECTION

1circular adjective 1 : having the form of a circle : ROUND

2 : moving in or around a circle

3 : not forthright or direct in language or action : CIRCUITOUS

4 : intended for circulation

— cir·cu·lar·i·ty noun

Synonyms

circuitous, indirect,