(Pis-ton) 2 syllables

Definition

noun. a solid cylinder or disk that fits into a hollow cylinder and moves back and forth under the pressure of a fluid typically a hot gas as in an engine

Example Sentence

Kyle learned to identify a piston in the automobile repair class.

Synonyms

disc in a cylinder; part that moves back and forth; plunger

Antonyms

tire

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piston
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Rhymes

  • christon
  • liston
  • piston
  • riston
  • viston
  • whiston
  • wriston

  • mccuiston
  • mcquiston