What part of speech is cycles?

Cycles can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. cycles is a verb, present, 3rd person singular of cycle (infinitive).
  • 2. cycles is a noun, plural of cycle.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does cycles mean?

Definitions

Verb

cycle - cause to go through a recurring sequence; "cycle the laundry in this washing program"
cycle - pass through a cycle; "This machine automatically cycles"
cycle - recur in repeating sequences
cycle - ride a bicycle
cycle - ride a motorcycle

Noun

cycle - a periodically repeated sequence of events; "a cycle of reprisal and retaliation"
cycle - an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons"
cycle - a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon; "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons"
cycle - a series of poems or songs on the same theme; "Schubert's song cycles"
cycle - a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
cycle - the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second

Examples of cycles

#   Sentence  
1. noun The sessions were nice and I felt relaxed after them but did not notice any changes with my cycles.
2. noun A glance at Chart 2 will reveal that some of these trade cycles are very short-lived.
3. noun Carnot machines work according to cycles of compression and expansion.
4. noun Circadian cycles can be easily appreciated in plants.
5. noun Tom cycles to work.
6. noun He cycles to school.
7. noun No one wished it so, but we are the first species to become a geophysical force, altering Earth's climate, a role previously reserved for tectonics, sun flares, and glacial cycles.
8. noun Time and again, human beings have believed that they finally arrived at a period of enlightenment only to repeat, then, cycles of conflict and suffering. Perhaps that's our fate.
9. noun She usually cycles to school.
10. noun Tom usually cycles to school.
11. noun Over the course of about 11 years, our Sun cycles from a relatively quiet state to a peak in intense solar activity called a solar maximum.
12. noun Feeding or attempting to attract wildlife with food, decoys, sound or light disrupts normal feeding cycles, may cause sickness or death from unnatural or contaminated food items, and habituates animals to people.
13. noun More than 250 fish species use the Chesapeake Bay and tributaries for some portion of their life cycles, including American and hickory shad, river herring, striped bass, eel, weakfish, bluefish, flounder, oysters, and blue crabs. More than 300 migratory bird species can also be found in the watershed.
14. noun A cycle of reprisal and retaliation.
15. noun The never-ending cycle of the seasons.
16. verb Cycle the laundry in this washing program.
Sentence  
noun
The sessions were nice and I felt relaxed after them but did not notice any changes with my cycles.
A glance at Chart 2 will reveal that some of these trade cycles are very short-lived.
Carnot machines work according to cycles of compression and expansion.
Circadian cycles can be easily appreciated in plants.
Tom cycles to work.
He cycles to school.
No one wished it so, but we are the first species to become a geophysical force, altering Earth's climate, a role previously reserved for tectonics, sun flares, and glacial cycles.
Time and again, human beings have believed that they finally arrived at a period of enlightenment only to repeat, then, cycles of conflict and suffering. Perhaps that's our fate.
She usually cycles to school.
Tom usually cycles to school.
Over the course of about 11 years, our Sun cycles from a relatively quiet state to a peak in intense solar activity called a solar maximum.
Feeding or attempting to attract wildlife with food, decoys, sound or light disrupts normal feeding cycles, may cause sickness or death from unnatural or contaminated food items, and habituates animals to people.
More than 250 fish species use the Chesapeake Bay and tributaries for some portion of their life cycles, including American and hickory shad, river herring, striped bass, eel, weakfish, bluefish, flounder, oysters, and blue crabs. More than 300 migratory bird species can also be found in the watershed.
A cycle of reprisal and retaliation.
The never-ending cycle of the seasons.
verb
Cycle the laundry in this washing program.

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