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Cid

1

[ sid; Spanish theed ]

noun

  1. The, El Cid CampeadorRodrigo Díaz de Bivar, c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
  2. (italics) Le. Le Cid.


c.i.d.

2
or cid, CID

abbreviation for

, Automotive.
  1. cubic-inch displacement: the displacement of an engine measured in cubic inches:

    My old car had a 302 c.i.d. engine.

C.I.D.

3

abbreviation for

  1. Criminal Investigation Department of Scotland Yard.

Cid

1

/ sɪd; θið /

noun

  1. CidElorthe?10431099MSpanishMILITARY: soldier El or the. original name Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar. ?1043–99, Spanish soldier and hero of the wars against the Moors
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


CID

2

abbreviation for

  1. (in Britain) Criminal Investigation Department; the detective division of a police force
  2. cruel, inhumane, and degrading: denoting the brutal and demeaning treatment of prisoners
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Cid1

First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences

The CID speculated that the woman was confirming who lived there before planting a homemade nail bomb.

Hart, now besuited and bald, still works at CID; presumably he's been promoted.

The nominees received are reviewed by Special Agents in the CID and the Office of Public Affairs.

Despite our lackluster showing at El Cid, rumors of record deals were already looming.

They have it up and down, the children do, she standing up for the Cid, and they working George Washington for all he is worth.

"I was but sighing as I thought of my many sins, Cid," answered the fellow, very dutifully.

I know my husband and Cid Musa would rather die by your cord than see me on my knees before you.

A gentleman dined at the same table with him for six months, without suspecting the author of the "Cid."

This he did because he knew his sister had long loved the Cid.

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