cycles

Meaning of cycles

plural noun
  1. a series of events that are regularly repeated in the same order.
    the recurrent cycle of harvest failure, food shortages, and price increases
  2. a complete set or series.
    the painting is one of a cycle of seven
  3. a bicycle or tricycle.
    for the energetic, cycles may be hired
    cycle shorts
verb, 3rd person present
  1. ride a bicycle.
    she cycled to work every day
  2. move in or follow a regularly repeated sequence of events.
    economies cycle regularly between boom and slump

late Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin cyclus, from Greek kuklos ‘circle’.

Information about cycles

  • The singular form of cycles is: cycle.
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Hyphenation of cycles

cy-cles

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • cycles is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

cycles synonyms

Meaning a regularly recurring sequence of activities:

round

Meaning the passing of a privilege or responsibility to each member of a group in a regularly recurring order:

rotation

Meaning an instance of revolving:

revolution

Meaning a round plane figure whose boundary (the circumference) consists of points equidistant from a fixed point (the centre):

circle

Meaning a repeated decorative design:

pattern

Meaning a strong, regular repeated pattern of movement or sound:

rhythm

Meaning a number of events, objects, or people of a similar or related kind coming one after another:

series

Meaning a particular order in which related things follow each other:

sequence

Meaning a number of people or things of a similar kind following one after the other:

succession

Meaning an act or spell of running:

run

Meaning put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position:

set

Meaning a vehicle consisting of two wheels held in a frame one behind the other, propelled by pedals and steered with handlebars attached to the front wheel:

bicycle

Meaning a bicycle or motorcycle:

bike

Meaning a bicycle:

pushbike

Words that rhyme with cycles

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