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Type Words
Synonyms rhythm, round
Type of interval, time interval
Derivation cyclic


the never-ending cycle of the seasons.
Type Words
Synonyms motorbike, motorcycle
Type of ride
Derivation cycling
Type Words
Synonyms cps, cycle per second, cycles/second, hertz, hz
Type of rate
Type Words
Synonyms bicycle, bike, pedal, wheel
Type of ride
Has types unicycle, backpedal
Derivation cycling, cyclist
Type Words
Synonyms bicycle, bike, wheel
Type of wheeled vehicle
Has types tandem bicycle, tandem, ordinary bicycle, push-bike, mountain bike, bicycle-built-for-two, off-roader, ordinary, safety bike, velocipede, safety bicycle, all-terrain bike
Derivation cyclist
Type Words
Synonyms oscillation
Type of periodic event, recurrent event
Has types carnot cycle, menstrual cycle, carnot's ideal cycle, pass, cardiac cycle


a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons.
Type Words
Type of repeat, repetition
Has types samsara, merry-go-round
Derivation cyclical, cyclic


a cycle of reprisal and retaliation.
Type Words
Type of series


Schubert's song cycles.
Type Words
Type of make pass, pass
Has types recycle


cycle the laundry in this washing program.
Type Words
Type of pass
Has types cycle on


This machine automatically cycles.
Type Words
Type of recur, repeat

Examples of cycle

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President Barack Obama doubtless recalls that as the 2012 election cycle begins.
From the kansas.com
The housing boom and bust is easily the defining feature of this business cycle.
From the businessweek.com
Since then, it's successfully weathered the ups and downs of the economic cycle.
From the news-journalonline.com
That makes a total of five Republican women nominated for the Senate this cycle.
From the dailyherald.com
A seemingly irrelevant plant may be essential to the life cycle of a pollinator.
From the cnn.com
The larger loop is believed to be related to the extended duration of the cycle.
From the sciencedaily.com
For starters, it signals the beginning of a new 12-year cycle of growth for you.
From the suntimes.com
He goes through the winter solstice, then summer, and guesses the cycle repeats.
From the newscientist.com
The cycle was difficult but we were managing to do about 70 to 80 miles per day.
From the hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk
More examples
  • An interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons"
  • Cause to go through a recurring sequence; "cycle the laundry in this washing program"
  • A series of poems or songs on the same theme; "Schubert's song cycles"
  • Pass through a cycle; "This machine automatically cycles"
  • A periodically repeated sequence of events; "a cycle of reprisal and retaliation"
  • Motorbike: ride a motorcycle
  • Cycle is a studio album by the Japanese noise musician, Merzbow.
  • In algebraic topology, a simplicial k-chain is a formal linear combination of k-simplices.
  • In baseball, a player hits for the cycle when he hits a single, a double, a triple, and a home run in the same game, though not necessarily in that order. Collecting the hits in that order is known as a natural cycle.