Crossword-Solution: CIST
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Cist | n. | A box or chest. Specifically: (a) A bronze receptacle, round or oval, frequently decorated with engravings on the sides and cover, and with feet, handles, etc., of decorative castings. (b) A cinerary urn. See Illustration in Appendix. |
| Cist | n. | See Cyst. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| CIST | anagram | CITS, ICST, STIC, TICS |
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Hint 1 meaning
The transparent part of the coat of the eyeball which
covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior. See Eye.
Hint 2 anagram
ACENRO
Hint 3 another clue
COVER THE EYES
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Sentences with CIST (5)
The tombs of Denmark, the _Gang Graben_ of Nilsson, show an arrangement somewhat similar, a vast subterranean chamber being reached by a passage ending in a small stone cist.
Bees in Cumberland, a cist was discovered containing the skeleton of a man measuring seven feet from the crown of the head to the feet.
Many of the graves explored by the writer in 1875, at Santa Barbara, resembled somewhat cist graves, the bottom and sides of the pit being lined with large flat stones, but there were none directly over the skeletons.
The first to which attention is directed is interesting as resembling cist-burial combined with deposition in mounds.
The bodies are often found in a cist or box made of large stones, and several were buried in one mound, generally on the south and east sides, so that they might lie in the sun.
Quotes with CIST (1)
The best lesson from the myths of Newton and Archimedes is to work passionately but to take breaks. Sitting under trees and relaxing in baths lets the mind wander and frees the subconscious to do work on our behalf. Freeman Dyson, a world-class physi- cist and author, agrees: “I think it’s very important to be idle... people who keep themselves busy all the time are generally not creative. So I am not ashamed of being idle.
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Appears in: NYT, Universal, USA TODAY.
Used 22 times in crossword archives (1950–2005).