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Is cylinder a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word cylinder is a Scrabble US word. The word cylinder is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is cylinder a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word cylinder is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

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8-letter words (1 found)

CYLINDER,

7-letter words (1 found)

CINDERY,

6-letter words (10 found)

CIDERY,CINDER,CLERID,CRINED,DERNLY,DIRELY,NERDIC,NICELY,NIRLED,RIDLEY,

5-letter words (36 found)

CIDER,CLIED,CLINE,CRIED,CRINE,CYDER,DECRY,DERNY,DICER,DICEY,DINER,DRICE,DRILY,DYNEL,ELDIN,IDLER,INCEL,INCLE,LINDY,LINED,LINER,LINEY,LYRIC,NERDY,NICER,NIRLY,REDLY,RELIC,RICED,RICEY,RILED,RILEY,RINDY,YCLED,YIELD,YINCE,

4-letter words (63 found)

CEDI,CEIL,CIDE,CIEL,CINE,CIRE,CIRL,CRED,DEIL,DELI,DENI,DENY,DERN,DICE,DIEL,DINE,DIRE,DIRL,DREY,DYER,DYNE,EILD,ERIC,ICED,ICER,IDLE,IDLY,IDYL,INLY,IRED,LEIR,LEND,LICE,LIED,LIEN,LIER,LIND,LINE,LINY,LIRE,LYNE,LYRE,NERD,NICE,NIDE,NIED,NIRL,NYED,REIN,RELY,REND,RENY,RICE,RICY,RIDE,RIEL,RILE,RIND,RINE,RYND,YELD,YERD,YIRD,

3-letter words (42 found)

CEL,CID,CLY,CRY,DEI,DEL,DEN,DEY,DIE,DIN,DRY,DYE,ELD,END,ERN,ICE,ICY,IDE,IRE,LED,LEI,LEY,LID,LIE,LIN,LYE,NED,NID,NIE,NIL,NYE,REC,RED,REI,REN,RID,RIN,RYE,YEN,YER,YID,YIN,

2-letter words (13 found)

DE,DI,ED,EL,EN,ER,ID,IN,LI,NE,NY,RE,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 167 words from cylinder according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of cylinder

cylinder

Etymology

From Middle French chilindre, cylindre, from Latin cylindrus, from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros), from κυλίνδω (kulíndō) "I roll or wallow" (intransitive). Doublet of calender.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɪlɪndə(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɪləndɚ/, [ˈsɪlɪ̈ndɚ]

Noun

cylinder (plural cylinders)

  1. (geometry) A surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve.
  2. (geometry) A solid figure bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes intersecting the cylinder.
  3. Any object in the form of a circular cylinder.
  4. A cylindrical cavity or chamber in a mechanism, such as the counterpart to a piston found in a piston-driven engine.
  6. (automotive) The space in which a piston travels inside a reciprocating engine or pump.
  8. A container in the form of a cylinder with rounded ends for storing pressurized gas; a gas cylinder.
  9. An early form of phonograph recording, made on a wax cylinder.
  10. The part of a revolver that contains chambers for the cartridges.
  11. (computing) The corresponding tracks on a vertical arrangement of disks in a disk drive considered as a unit of data capacity.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Japanese: シリンダー (shirindā)
  • → Korean: 실린더 (sillindeo)

Translations

Verb

cylinder (third-person singular simple present cylinders, present participle cylindering, simple past and past participle cylindered)

  1. (transitive) To calender; to press (paper, etc.) between rollers to make it glossy.

See also

  • cylinder on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Danish

Etymology

From Latin cylindrus, from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sylenər/, [syˈlenˀɐ] or IPA(key): /sylendər/, [syˈlenˀd̥ɐ]

Noun

cylinder c (singular definite cylinderen, plural indefinite cylindere or cylindre)

  1. (geometry) cylinder

Inflection

Further reading

  • cylinder on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
  • Cylinder (geometri) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
  • Cylinder (fluidmekanik) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
  • Cylinder (motordel) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Zylinder, from Latin cylindrus, from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros), from Ancient Greek κυλίνδω (kulíndō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sɨˈlin.dɛr/
  • Rhymes: -indɛr
  • Syllabification: cy‧lin‧der

Noun

cylinder m inan (diminutive cylinderek)

  1. top hat, high hat, cylinder hat, topper
  2. (geometry) cylinder (any object in the form of a circular cylinder)
    Synonym: walec
  3. (automotive) cylinder (space in which a piston travels inside a reciprocating engine or pump)

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Related terms

Further reading

  • cylinder in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • cylinder in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin cylindrus, not necessarily directly.

Noun

cylinder c

  1. (geometry) a cylinder
  2. (mechanics) a cylinder (part of an engine)
  3. a top hat

Declension

Related terms

  • cylinderformig
  • cylinderhatt
  • cylinderlås
  • cylinderpress
  • cylindervolym
  • cylindrisk

References

  • cylinder in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • cylinder in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • cylinder in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Source: wiktionary.org