Definition of cycle

"cycle" in the noun sense

1. cycle, rhythm, round

an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs

"the never-ending cycle of the seasons"

2. cycle

a series of poems or songs on the same theme

"Schubert's song cycles"

3. cycle

a periodically repeated sequence of events

"a cycle of reprisal and retaliation"

4. hertz, Hz, cycle per second, cycles/second, cps, cycle

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

5. cycle, oscillation

a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon

"a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons"

6. bicycle, bike, wheel, cycle

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

"cycle" in the verb sense

1. cycle

cause to go through a recurring sequence

"cycle the laundry in this washing program"

2. cycle

pass through a cycle

"This machine automatically cycles"

3. motorbike, motorcycle, cycle

ride a motorcycle

4. bicycle, cycle, bike, pedal, wheel

ride a bicycle

5. cycle

recur in repeating sequences

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Quotations for cycle

Better fifty years of Europe than a cycle of Cathay. [ Alfred Tennyson ]

cycle in Scrabble®

The word cycle is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters cycle:

CYCLE
(48)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word cycle

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The 62 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In cycle

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cycle in Words With Friends™

The word cycle is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters cycle:

CYCLE
(66)
 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word cycle

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The 73 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In cycle

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Words within the letters of cycle

2 letter words in cycle (2 words)

3 letter words in cycle (1 word)

5 letter words in cycle (1 word)

cycle + 1 blank (3 words)

Words containing the sequence cycle

Word Growth involving cycle

Shorter words in cycle

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Longer words containing cycle

anisocycle anisocycles

autocycle autocycles

bicycle bicycled motorbicycled

bicycle bicycler bicyclers motorbicyclers

bicycle bicycler motorbicycler motorbicyclers

bicycle bicycles motorbicycles

bicycle motorbicycle motorbicycled

bicycle motorbicycle motorbicycler motorbicyclers

bicycle motorbicycle motorbicycles

biocycle biocycles

cellcycle cellcycles

cyclecar cyclecars

cyclecar cyclecart cyclecarts

cycled bicycled motorbicycled

cycled cycledom

cycled endocycled

cycled exercycled

cycled fieldcycled

cycled hemicycled

cycled hydrocycled

cycled monocycled

cycled motorcycled

cycled quadricycled

cycled recycled unrecycled

cycled tricycled

cycled uncycled

cycled unicycled

cyclegraph chronocyclegraph chronocyclegraphs

cyclegraph cyclegraphs chronocyclegraphs

cyclene cyclenes polycyclenes

cyclene cyclenes tricyclenes

cyclene polycyclene polycyclenes

cyclene tricyclene tricyclenes

cyclenones

cycleonium cycleoniums

cycler bicycler bicyclers motorbicyclers

cycler bicycler motorbicycler motorbicyclers

cycler cycleries

cycler cyclers bicyclers motorbicyclers

cycler cyclers exercyclers nonexercyclers

cycler cyclers hydrocyclers

cycler cyclers monocyclers

cycler cyclers motorcyclers

cycler cyclers quadricyclers

cycler cyclers recyclers

cycler cyclers tricyclers

cycler cyclers unicyclers

cycler cyclery

cycler exercycler exercyclers nonexercyclers

cycler exercycler nonexercycler nonexercyclers

cycler hydrocycler hydrocyclers

cycler monocycler monocyclers

cycler motorcycler motorcyclers

cycler quadricycler quadricyclers

cycler recycler recyclers

cycler tricycler tricyclers

cycler unicycler unicyclers

cycles anisocycles

cycles autocycles

cycles bicycles motorbicycles

cycles biocycles

cycles cellcycles

cycles dicycles

cycles endocycles

cycles epicycles

cycles exercycles

cycles gigacycles

cycles hemicycles

cycles heterocycles alkylheterocycles

cycles heterocycles benzoheterocycles

cycles heterocycles nitroheterocycles

cycles homocycles

cycles horocycles

cycles hydrocycles

cycles hypercycles

cycles kilocycles

cycles macrocycles

cycles megacycles kilomegacycles

cycles mesocycles

cycles microcycles

cycles millicycles

cycles monocycles

cycles motocycles

cycles motorcycles nonmotorcycles

cycles multicycles

cycles oricycles

cycles pericycles

cycles quadricycles

cycles recycles

cycles subcycles

cycles supercycles

cycles tricycles

cycles unicycles

cycleway cycleways

dicycle dicycles

eccyclema eccyclemas

endocycle endocycled

endocycle endocycles

epicycle epicycles

exercycle exercycled

exercycle exercycler exercyclers nonexercyclers

exercycle exercycler nonexercycler nonexercyclers

exercycle exercycles

fieldcycle fieldcycled

gigacycle gigacycles

hemicycle hemicycled

hemicycle hemicycles

heterocycle alkylheterocycle alkylheterocycles

heterocycle benzoheterocycle benzoheterocycles

heterocycle heterocycles alkylheterocycles

heterocycle heterocycles benzoheterocycles

heterocycle heterocycles nitroheterocycles

heterocycle nitroheterocycle nitroheterocycles

homocycle homocycles

horocycle horocycles

hydrocycle hydrocycled

hydrocycle hydrocycler hydrocyclers

hydrocycle hydrocycles

hypercycle hypercycles

kilocycle kilocycles

lifecycle

macrocycle macrocycles

megacycle kilomegacycle kilomegacycles

megacycle megacycles kilomegacycles

mesocycle mesocycles

microcycle microcycles

millicycle millicycles

monocycle monocycled

monocycle monocycler monocyclers

monocycle monocycles

motocycle motocycles

motorcycle motorcycled

motorcycle motorcycler motorcyclers

motorcycle motorcycles nonmotorcycles

motorcycle nonmotorcycle nonmotorcycles

multicycle multicycles

ontocycle

oricycle oricycles

pericycle pericycles

quadricycle quadricycled

quadricycle quadricycler quadricyclers

quadricycle quadricycles

recycle recycleable

recycle recycled unrecycled

recycle recycler recyclers

recycle recycles

subcycle subcycles

supercycle supercycles

tricycle tricycled

tricycle tricyclene tricyclenes

tricycle tricycler tricyclers

tricycle tricycles

unicycle unicycled

unicycle unicycler unicyclers

unicycle unicycles

watercycle