An interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs:
— The never-ending cycle of the seasons.

synonyms: rhythm, round.

Roget 138: periodicity, intermittence; beat; oscillation etc. 314; pulse, pulsation; rhythm; alternation, alternateness, alternativeness, alternity^†.    bout, round, revolution, rotation, turn, say.    anniversary, jubilee, centenary.    catamenia^†, courses, menses, menstrual flux.    [Regularity of return] rota, cycle, period, stated time, routine; days of the week; Sunday, Monday &c.; months of the year; January &c.; feast, fast &c.; Christmas, Easter, New Year's day &c.; Allhallows^†, Allhallowmas^†, All Saints' Day; All Souls', All Souls' Day; Ash Wednesday, bicentennial, birthday, bissextile^†, Candlemas^†, Dewali, groundhog day [U.S.], Halloween, Hallowmas^†, Lady day, leap year, Midsummer day, Muharram, woodchuck day [U.S.], St.    Swithin's day, natal day; yearbook; yuletide.    punctuality, regularity, steadiness.    ... show more

Dutch: ritme
Polish: cykl

A series of poems or songs on the same theme.

Dutch: programma, cyclus
Polish: cykl

A periodically repeated sequence of events.

Dutch: circulatie, cyclus, kringloop, kringloopproces, omloop, rondgang, roulatie

The unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz).

synonyms: cps, cycle per second, cycles/second, hertz, Hz.

Dutch: hertz
Polish: Hz, herc

A single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon:
— A year constitutes a cycle of the seasons.

synonym: oscillation.

Dutch: circulatie, cyclus, kringloop, kringloopproces, omloop, rondgang, roulatie

A wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals.

synonyms: bicycle, bike, wheel.

Roget 272: vehicle, conveyance, carriage, caravan, van; common carrier; wagon, waggon^†, wain, dray, cart, lorry.    truck, tram; cariole, carriole^†; limber, tumbrel, pontoon; barrow; wheel barrow, hand barrow; perambulator; Bath chair, wheel chair, sedan chair; chaise; palankeen^†, palanquin; litter, brancard^†, crate, hurdle, stretcher, ambulance; black Maria; conestoga wagon, conestoga wain; jinrikisha, ricksha, brett^†, dearborn [U.S.], dump cart, hack, hackery^†, jigger, kittereen^†, mailstate^†, manomotor^†, rig, rockaway^†, prairie schooner [U.S.], shay, sloven, team, tonga^†, wheel; hobbyhorse, go-cart; cycle; bicycle, bike, two-wheeler; tricycle, velocipede, quadricycle^†.    equipage, turn-out; coach, chariot, phaeton, break, mail phaeton, wagonette, drag, curricle^†, tilbury^†, whisky, landau, barouche, victoria, brougham, clarence^†, calash, caleche [Fr.], britzka^†, araba^†, kibitka^†; berlin; sulky, desobligeant [Fr.], sociable, vis-a-vis, dormeuse [Fr.]; jaunting car, outside car; dandi^†; doolie^†, dooly^†; munchil^†, palki^†; roller skates, skate; runabout; ski; tonjon^†; vettura^†.    post chaise, diligence, stage; stage coach, mail coach, hackney coach, glass coach; stage wagon, car, omnibus, fly, cabriolet^†, cab, hansom, shofle^†, four-wheeler, growler, droshki^†, drosky^†.    dogcart, trap, whitechapel, buggy, four-in-hand, unicorn, random, tandem; shandredhan^†, char-a-bancs [Fr.].    motor car, automobile, limousine, car, auto, jalopy, clunker, lemon, flivver, coupe, sedan, two-door sedan, four-door sedan, luxury sedan; wheels [Coll.], sports car, roadster, gran turismo [It], jeep, four-wheel drive vehicle, electric car, steamer; golf cart, electric wagon; taxicab, cab, taxicoach^†, checker cab, yellow cab; station wagon, family car; motorcycle, motor bike, side car; van, minivan, bus, minibus, microbus; truck, wagon, pick-up wagon, pick-up, tractor-trailer, road train, articulated vehicle; racing car, racer, hot rod, stock car, souped-up car.    bob, bobsled, bobsleigh^†; cutter; double ripper, double runner [U.S.]; jumper, sled, sledge, sleigh, toboggan.    train; accommodation train, passenger train, express trail, special train, corridor train, parliamentary train, luggage train, freight train, goods train; 1st class train, 2nd class train, 3rd class train, 1st class carriage, 2nd class carriage, 3rd class carriage, 1st class compartment, 2nd class compartment, 3rd class compartment; rolling stock; horse box, cattle truck; baggage car, express car, freight car, parlor car, dining car, Pullman car, sleeping car, sleeper, dome car; surface car, tram car, trolley car; box car, box wagon; horse car [U.S.]; bullet train, shinkansen [Jap.], cannonball, the Wabash cannonball, lightning express; luggage van; mail, mail car, mail van.    shovel, spool, spatula, ladle, hod, hoe; spade, spaddle^†, loy^†; spud; pitchfork; post hole digger.    [powered construction vehicles] tractor, steamshovel, backhoe, fork lift, earth mover, dump truck, bulldozer, grader, caterpillar, trench digger, steamroller; pile driver; crane, wrecking crane.    ... show more

Roget 247: circularity, roundness; rotundity etc. 249.    circle, circlet, ring, areola, hoop, roundlet^†, annulus, annulet^†, bracelet, armlet; ringlet; eye, loop, wheel; cycle, orb, orbit, rundle, zone, belt, cordon, band; contrate wheel^†, crown wheel; hub; nave; sash, girdle, cestus^†, cincture, baldric, fillet, fascia, wreath, garland; crown, corona, coronet, chaplet, snood, necklace, collar; noose, lasso, lassoo^†.    ellipse, oval, ovule; ellipsoid, cycloid; epicycloid [Geom.], epicycle; semicircle; quadrant, sextant, sector.    sphere etc. 249.    ... show more

Dutch: stalen ros, fiets, rijwiel, velo
Polish: rower

Cause to go through a recurring sequence.

Pass through a cycle.

Ride a motorcycle.

synonyms: motorbike, motorcycle.

Dutch: brommen

Ride a bicycle.

synonyms: bicycle, bike, pedal, wheel.

Recur in repeating sequences.