cyst

Other forms of cyst

plural

cysts·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about cyst

What does cyst mean?

cyst means "a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in cyst?

cyst has 1 syllable: cyst. In IPA it is /ˈsɪst/.

What is another word for cyst?

Close synonyms include vesicle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cyst a common word?

cyst is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with cyst?

6 words rhyme with cyst. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.