cycle

/ˈsaɪ.kəl/

nounverbcy · cle

Think: “I ride my BIKE (sounds like ‘sigh’) in a CYCLE”—CY + CLE = cycle.

Yes, it's cycle. The tricky part is the ending: it’s **-cle** (like *circle*), not **-cal** or **-cel**.

Definitions

  1. nouna series of events that repeats in the same order; a repeating pattern
  2. nouna complete round of something, from start to finish, that may happen again
  3. nouna bicycle or motorcycle (informal)
  4. verbto ride a bicycle
  5. verbto move or repeat through a series of stages again and again

Examples

  • “The water cycle includes evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.”
  • “She likes to cycle to school when the weather is nice.”
  • “The washing machine will cycle through rinse and spin before it stops.”

Synonyms

looproundsequenceseriesrotation

Antonyms

stopend

Translations

ES cicloPT cicloFR cycle

Common misspellings

ciclecycelsiclecycalcicalcylecyklecycale

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