BIKE

bicycle, bike, wheel, cycle

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

motorcycle, bike

(noun) a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame

bicycle, cycle, bike, pedal, wheel

(verb) ride a bicycle

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

bike (plural bikes)

Clipping of bicycle.

Clipping of motorbike.

(slang, derogatory) Ellipsis of village bike.

Synonyms: slapper, slag

Verb

bike (third-person singular simple present bikes, present participle biking, simple past and past participle biked)

To ride a bike.

To travel by bike.

Etymology 2

Noun

bike (plural bikes)

(Scotland, Northern England) A hive of bees, or a nest of wasps, hornets, or ants.

(chiefly, Scotland, by extension, collective) A crowd of people.

Anagrams

• Beki, kibe

Source: Wiktionary


Bike, n. Etym: [Ethymol. unknown.]

Definition: A nest of wild bees, wasps, or ants; a swarm. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

25 June 2025

DETENTION

(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins