Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cid

/sˈɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables: cid
IPA: /sˈɪd/

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

caller identification; a feature that identifies the phone number of the caller.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of combat identification; compare IFF.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Acronym of center/centre instrument display.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of criminal investigation/investigative division/department.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of cubic inches displacement; cubic inches of displacement.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Scotland Yard's Criminal Investigation Department

British usage

name

U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command

American usage

name

Former name of NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigation Division).

American usage

Example Sentences

"And I am quite sure that Max Carrados won't walk in here without making it certain that if he doesn't soon come out again the C.I.D. will smash down the door if need be to find out what has happened."

Usage

Countable
Uncountable
British usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

CIDs (plural)

Synonyms

united states army criminal investigation command criminal investigation command

Homonyms

syd cyd

Rhymes With

did kid mid id rid bid madrid grid amid lid hid forbid

Questions

How do you pronounce cid?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɪd/.
What does cid mean?: caller identification; a feature that identifies the phone number of the caller.

How to pronounce cid

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