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(verb) recur in cycles |
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Related Words: recur, repeat |
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(verb) pass through a cycle; "This machine automatically cycles" |
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Related Words: cycle on, go across, go through, pass |
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(verb) cause to go through a cycle |
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Related Words: make pass, pass, recycle |
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(noun) a shortened version of `bicycle' or `tricycle' or `motorcycle' |
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Related Words: bicycle, bicycle-built-for-two, bike, monocycle, motor scooter, motorcycle, scooter, tandem, tricycle, trike, unicycle, velocipede, wheel, wheeled vehicle |
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(noun) a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon: "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons" |
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Related Words: cardiac cycle, menstrual cycle, pass, periodic event, recurrent event |
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(noun) a periodically repeated sequence of events: "a cycle of reprisal and retaliation" |
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Related Words: repeat, repetition |
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(noun) a series of poems or songs on the same theme: "schubert's song cycles" |
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Related Words: series |
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(noun) an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the neverending cycle of the seasons" |
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Synonyms: rhythm, round |
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Related Words: interval, time interval |
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(verb) ride a bicycle |
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Synonyms: bicycle, bike, pedal, wheel |
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Related Words: backpedal, ride |
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(verb) ride a motorcycle |
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Synonyms: motorcycle |
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Related Words: ride |
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(noun) the unit of frequency; one Hertz has a periodic interval of one second |
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Synonyms: Hertz, Hz, cps, cycle per second, cycles/second |
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Related Words: rate |
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