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cist

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. cist (noun)
  2. kist (noun)
  3. cist grave (noun)

cist

noun \ˈsist, ˈkist\

Definition of CIST

: a neolithic or Bronze Age burial chamber typically lined with stone

Origin of CIST

Welsh, chest, from Latin cista
First Known Use: 1804

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Rhymes with CIST

cyst, fist, gist, grist, kist, list, Liszt, mist, schist, tryst, twist, whist, wist, wrist

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