CV ◆◇◇ /siː viː / (CVs ) N‑COUNT Your CV is a brief written account of your personal details, your education, and the jobs you have had. You can send a CV when you are applying for a job. CV is an abbreviation for 'curriculum vitae'. [mainly BRIT ] □ Send them a copy of your CV. in AM, use résumé
cwt cwt is a written abbreviation for hundredweight .
SUFFIX -cy
forms nouns that refer to a particular state or quality. For example, accuracy is the state or quality of being accurate.
cya|nide /sa I əna I d/ N‑UNCOUNT Cyanide is a highly poisonous substance.
cy|ber|bul|ly|ing /sa I bə r bʊli I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Cyberbullying is the use of the internet to frighten or upset someone, usually by sending them unpleasant messages. □ The girl experienced a high level of cyberbullying.
cy|ber|café /sa I bə r kæfe I / (cybercafés ) N‑COUNT A cybercafé is a café where people can pay to use the internet.
cy|ber|crime /sa I bə r kra I m/ N‑UNCOUNT Cybercrime is crime committed by means of computers or the internet. □ Security experts say cybercrime and junk mail may increase too.
cy|ber|net|ics /sa I bə r ne t I ks/ N‑UNCOUNT Cybernetics is science which involves studying the way electronic machines and human brains work, and developing machines that do things or think like people.
cy|ber|punk /sa I bə r pʌŋk/ N‑UNCOUNT Cyberpunk is a type of science fiction.
cy|ber|sex /sa I bə r seks/ N‑UNCOUNT Cybersex involves using the internet for sexual purposes, especially by exchanging sexual messages with another person. □ He became jealous of his partner's cybersex relationship.
cy|ber|space /sa I bə r spe I s/ N‑UNCOUNT In computer technology, cyberspace refers to data banks and networks, considered as a place. [COMPUTING ]
cy|ber|squatting /sa I bə r skwɒt I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Cybersquatting involves buying an internet domain name that might be wanted by another person, business, or organization with the intention of selling it to them and making a profit. [COMPUTING ] ● cy|ber|squatter (cybersquatters ) N‑COUNT □ The old official club website address has been taken over by cybersquatters.
cy|ber|stalk|ing /sa I bə r stɔːk I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Cyberstalking is the use of the internet to contact someone or find out information about them in a way that is annoying or frightening. □ The man now faces jail for cyberstalking offences.
cy|ber|ter|ror|ism /sa I bə r terər I zəm/ N‑UNCOUNT Cyberterrorism is the use of computers and the internet to attack or frighten large numbers of people, usually in order to achieve political aims or to force a government to do something. □ The government has pledged more money to fight cyberterrorism and other online attacks.
cy|borg /sa I bɔː r g/ (cyborgs ) N‑COUNT In science fiction, a cyborg is a being that is part human and part machine, or a machine that looks like a human being.
cyc|la|men /s I kləmən/ (cyclamen ) N‑COUNT A cyclamen is a plant with white, pink, or red flowers.
cy|cle ◆◇◇ /sa I k ə l/ (cycles , cycling , cycled )
1 VERB If you cycle , you ride a bicycle. □ [V prep/adv] He cycled to Ingwold. □ [V ] Britain could save £4.6 billion a year in road transport costs if more people cycled. □ [V n] Over 1000 riders cycled 100 miles around the Vale of York. ● cy|cling N‑UNCOUNT □ The quiet country roads are ideal for cycling.
2 N‑COUNT A cycle is a bicycle. □ …an eight-mile cycle ride.
3 N‑COUNT A cycle is a motorcycle. [AM ]
4 N‑COUNT A cycle is a series of events or processes that is repeated again and again, always in the same order. □ [+ of ] …the life cycle of the plant.
5 N‑COUNT [usu pl] A cycle is a single complete series of movements in an electrical, electronic, or mechanical process. □ …10 cycles per second. COLLOCATIONS cycle NOUN 4
noun + cycle : sleep
adjective + cycle : business, economic; menstrual, natural
verb + cycle : break, complete, repeat
cy |cle path (cycle paths ) N‑COUNT A cycle path is a special path on which people can travel by bicycle separately from motor vehicles.
cy|cle|way /sa I k ə lwe I / (cycleways ) N‑COUNT A cycleway is a road, route, or path for cyclists. [BRIT ] in AM, use bikeway
cy|clic /s I kl I k, sa I k-/ ADJ Cyclic means the same as cyclical .
cy|cli|cal /s I kl I k ə l, sa I k-/ ADJ A cyclical process is one in which a series of events happens again and again in the same order. □ …the cyclical nature of the airline business.
cy|clist /sa I kl I st/ (cyclists ) N‑COUNT A cyclist is someone who rides a bicycle, or is riding a bicycle.
cy|clone /sa I kloʊn/ (cyclones ) N‑COUNT A cyclone is a violent tropical storm in which the air goes round and round.
cyg|net /s I gn I t/ (cygnets ) N‑COUNT A cygnet is a young swan.
cyl|in|der /s I l I ndə r / (cylinders )
1 N‑COUNT A cylinder is an object with flat circular ends and long straight sides. □ [+ of ] …a cylinder of foam. □ It was recorded on a wax cylinder.