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cycle - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | cycle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | era, phase |
| Synonyms: | age, alternation, chain, circle, circuit, course, eon, loop, orbit, period, revolution, rhythm, ring, rotation, round, run, sequel, sequence, series, succession, wheel, aeon, isochronism, periodicity |
| Notes: | a single to-and-fro movement of an air particle is called a cycle and the number of cycles that occur in a second is known as the frequency of a sound |
| Main Entry: | bicycle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pedal-driven recreational vehicle |
| Synonyms: | bike, cycle, tandem, two-wheeler, velocipede, wheels |
| Main Entry: | circuit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | revolution, track, boundary |
| Synonyms: | ambit, area, circle, circulation, circumference, compass, course, cycle, district, journey, lap, limit, line, orbit, perimeter, periphery, range, region, round, route, tour, tract, turn, twirl, way, wheel, whirl, wind, winding, zone, bounds, circling, circumnavigation, circumscription, circumvolution, gyration, gyre, perambulation, turning |
| Main Entry: | era |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | time period in history |
| Synonyms: | age, cycle, date, day, eon, epoch, generation, stage, term, time, aeon, days |
| Main Entry: | procession |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | parade, sequence |
| Synonyms: | advance, cavalcade, column, cortege, course, cycle, file, march, motorcade, movement, order, process, run, series, string, succession, train, autocade, consecution |
| Main Entry: | routine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | habitual activity |
| Synonyms: | act, bit, custom, cycle, daily grind, drill, formula, grind*, groove*, habit, line, method, order, pace, pattern, piece, practice, procedure, program, rat race*, rote, round, rut, spiel*, system, tack, technique, usage, way, wont, beaten path, channels, schtick, treadmill |
| Antonyms: | break, excitement, unusual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sequence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | series, order |
| Synonyms: | arrangement, array, chain, classification, concatenation, continuance, continuity, course, cycle, disposition, distribution, flow, graduation, pecking order*, perpetuity, placement, procession, progression, row, run, sequel, streak, string, succession, track, train, catenation, consecution, consecutiveness, continuousness, grouping, ordering, skein, subsequence, successiveness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wheel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | circle, revolution |
| Synonyms: | circuit, circulation, cycle, disk, drum, hoop, pivot, pulley, ring, roll, rotation, round, spin, turn, twirl, whirl, caster, circumvolution, gyration, gyre, ratchet, roller, trolley |
| Main Entry: | full circle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | return to starting point |
| Synonyms: | circuit, cycle, orbit, pass, revolution, round trip, go-round |
| Main Entry: | circle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | orb, loop, round figure |
| Synonyms: | amphitheater, aureole, band, belt, bowl, bracelet, circlet, circuit, circumference, circus, coil, compass, corona, crown, cycle, disk, enclosure, globe, halo, hoop, horizon, lap, meridian, orbit, perimeter, periphery, record, revolution, ring, ringlet, round, sphere, stadium, tire, turn, vortex, wheel, wreath, cirque, colure, cordon, disc, ecliptic, equator, full turn, parallel of latitude, zodiac |
| Main Entry: | orbit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | circuit, revolution |
| Synonyms: | apogee, circle, course, curve, cycle, lap, path, pattern, rotation, round, track, trajectory, circumgyration, ellipse, locus, perigee |
| Main Entry: | period |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extent of time |
| Synonyms: | age, course, cycle, date, duration, epoch, era, generation, interval, measure, season, space, span, spell, stage, stretch, term, time, while, years, aeon, days |
| Main Entry: | roll |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | revolving, turning |
| Synonyms: | cycle, reel, revolution, rotation, run, spin, turn, twirl, undulation, whirl, gyration, trundling |
| Main Entry: | turn |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | revolution, curving |
| Synonyms: | about-face, angle, bend, bias, bow, branch, change, circle, circuit, circulation, corner, curve, cycle, departure, detour, deviation, direction, drift, fork, heading, hook, pivot, quirk, reversal, reverse, reversion, roll, rotation, round, shift, spin, spiral, swing, tack, tendency, trend, turnabout, twist, wheel, whirl, wind, winding, yaw, changeabout, circumvolution, flection, flexure, gyration, gyre, pirouette, retroversion, right-about, turning, twisting |
| Main Entry: | day |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | era |
| Synonyms: | age, ascendancy, cycle, epoch, generation, height, heyday, period, prime, term, time, years, zenith |
| Main Entry: | drive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | moving, controlling a vehicle |
| Synonyms: | actuate, advance, bear down, bicycle, bike, burn rubber*, coast, cruise, cycle, dash, direct, drag, floor it*, fly, guide, handle, impel, manage, mobilize, motor, operate, propel, push, ride, roll, run, send, speed, spin, start, steer, tool*, transport, travel, turn, wheel, burn up the road, fire up, lean on it, make sparks fly, pour it on, step on it, step on the gas, tailgate, vehiculate |
| Antonyms: | halt, stop |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | life |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | existence, duration |
| Synonyms: | being, career, continuance, course, cycle, endurance, epoch, era, expectancy, extent, generation, history, length, life span, lifetime, longevity, orbit, period, pilgrimage, record, season, span, survival, time, days |
| Main Entry: | revolution |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | circuit around something |
| Synonyms: | circle, cycle, lap, orbit, reel, revolve, revolving, roll, rotation, round, spin, swirl, turn, twirl, wheel, whirl, circumvolution, gyration, gyre, pirouette, turning |
| Main Entry: | term |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | time period |
| Synonyms: | course, cycle, duration, go*, hitch*, interval, phase, quarter, season, semester, session, space, span, spell, standing, stretch, time, tour, turn, while |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | run |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sequence, course |
| Synonyms: | bearing, chain, continuance, continuation, continuity, current, cycle, drift, duration, endurance, field, flow, line, motion, movement, passage, path, period, persistence, progress, round, route, season, series, spell, streak, stream, stretch, string, succession, swing, tendency, tenor, tide, trend, way, prolongation |
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