cyclenoun
uk/ˈsaɪ.kəl/us/ˈsaɪ.kəl/cycle noun (BICYCLE)
B2 UK [ C ] a bicycle
Examples
- A thousand people took part in the region's biggest-ever cycle race.
- Cycles cannot be taken on this train.
- Secure locking for cycles is available here.
- We're looking for a cycle hire shop.
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Bicycles
- bicycle
- brake pad
- cycle rickshaw
- cyclist
- derailleur
- dirt bike
- freewheel
- handlebars
- mountain bike
- mudguard
- off-road
- pedal
- pedal power
- penny-farthing
- racer
- reflector
- spoke
- stabilizer
- trike
- unicycle
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cycle noun (SERIES)
B2 [ C ] a group of events that happen in a particular order, one following the other, and are often repeated:
the life cycle of a moth
[ C ] one in a series of movements that a machine performs:
the washing machine's spin cycle
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Order and sequence - general words
- alphabetize
- back end
- back end
- be a chapter of accidents idiom
- catalogue
- litany
- merry-go-round
- next
- nth
- penultimate
- run
- running
- second 1
- sequential
- series
- succession
- thirdly
- timeline
- train
- vice versa
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cycle noun (LITERATURE/MUSIC)
[ C, + sing/pl verb ] a group of plays, poems, songs, etc. written by one person and connected with each other by dealing with the same characters or ideas:
It's one in a cycle of plays that are being performed on successive evenings.
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Types of film, play, book etc.
- adaptation
- anime
- blockbuster
- epigram
- epistle
- film noir
- hagiography
- hokum
- indie
- lampoon
- mystery
- pastiche
- pastoral
- prose
- saga
- satire
- slow
- the big screen 1
- thriller
- vignette
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cycleverb [ I ]
uk/ˈsaɪ.kəl/us/ˈsaɪ.kəl/B1 to ride a bicycle
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Bicycles
- bicycle
- brake pad
- cycle rickshaw
- cyclist
- derailleur
- dirt bike
- freewheel
- handlebars
- mountain bike
- mudguard
- off-road
- pedal
- pedal power
- penny-farthing
- racer
- reflector
- spoke
- stabilizer
- trike
- unicycle
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cycling
noun [ U ] uk/ˈsaɪ.klɪŋ/us/ˈsaɪ.klɪŋ/
A2 mainly UK
We did a lot of cycling in France last year.