BICYCLE

bicycle, bike, wheel, cycle

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

bicycle, cycle, bike, pedal, wheel

(verb) ride a bicycle

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bicycle (plural bicycles)

A vehicle that has two wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals.

Synonyms: bike (clipping), pushbike, velocipede (historical), Thesaurus:bicycle

Hypernym: cycle

A traveling block used on a cable in skidding logs.

The best possible hand in lowball.

(British, AU, NZ) A motorbike.

(vulgar slang, usually in compounds specifying a context) a slut; a promiscuous woman

Verb

bicycle (third-person singular simple present bicycles, present participle bicycling, simple past and past participle bicycled)

(intransitive) To travel or exercise using a bicycle.

Source: Wiktionary


Bi"cy*cle, n. Etym: [Pref. bi- + cycle.]

Definition: A light vehicle having two wheels one behind the other. It has a saddle seat and is propelled by the rider's feet acting on cranks or levers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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