B1nounsciencenature
US/ˈsaɪ.kəl/
UK/ˈsaɪ.kəl/
a set of events that happen again and again in the same order
In context
The life cycle of a butterfly has four stages.
It's hard to break the cycle of poverty without education.
The washing machine has a short cycle for light clothes.
Words that go with cycle
noun + noun
- life cycleStudents learned about the life cycle of frogs.
- business cyclePrices go up and down with the business cycle.
adjective + noun
- vicious cycleStress and bad sleep create a vicious cycle.
verb + noun
- break the cycleEducation can break the cycle of poverty.
noun + preposition
- cycle ofThe cycle of the seasons affects farmers.