way path way of life | a course of conduct, the path of virtue, we went our separate ways, our paths in life led us apart, genius usually follows a revolutionary path |
primrose path | a life of ease and pleasure |
line of least resistance path of least resistance | the easiest way, In marrying him she simply took the path of least resistance |
bicycle bike wheel cycle | a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals |
bridle path bridle road | a path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars) |
flare path | an airstrip outline with lights to guide an airplane pilot in landing |
path | a way especially designed for a particular use |
pedicab cycle rickshaw | a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling), used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire, boys who once pulled rickshaws now pedal pedicabs |
towpath towing path | a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats |
cycle of rebirth | (Hinduism) repeated rebirth in new forms |
cycle oscillation | a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon, a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons |
cardiac cycle | the complete cycle of events in the heart from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of the next, an electrical impulse conducted through the heart muscle that constricts the atria which is followed by constriction of the ventricles, the cardiac cycle can be shown on an electrocardiogram |
Carnot cycle Carnot's ideal cycle | a cycle (of expansion and compression) of an idealized reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heat |
cycle | a periodically repeated sequence of events, a cycle of reprisal and retaliation |
business cycle trade cycle | recurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and decline |
Shining Path Sendero Luminoso SL | a terrorist group formed in Peru in the late s as a splinter group from the communist party of Peru, is among the most ruthless guerilla organizations in the world, seeks to destroy Peruvian institutions and replace them with a Maoist peasant regime, is involved in the cocaine trade, Shining Path has been responsible for , deaths |
cycle | a series of poems or songs on the same theme, Schubert's song cycles |
air lane flight path airway skyway | a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another |
flight path | the path of a rocket or projectile or aircraft through the air |
approach path approach glide path glide slope | the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing |
path route itinerary | an established line of travel or access |
Hamilton | the capital of Bermuda |
Hamilton | a port city in southeastern Ontario at the western end of Lake Ontario |
path track course | a line or route along which something travels or moves, the hurricane demolished houses in its path, the track of an animal, the course of the river |
Hamilton Alexander Hamilton | United States statesman and leader of the Federalists, as the first Secretary of the Treasury he establish a federal bank, was mortally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr (-) |
Hamilton Alice Hamilton | United States toxicologist known for her work on industrial poisons (-) |
Hamilton Lady Emma Hamilton Amy Lyon | English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson (-) |
Hamilton William Rowan Hamilton Sir William Rowan Hamilton | Irish mathematician (-) |
food web food cycle | (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains |
life cycle | a series of stages through which an organism passes between recurrences of a primary stage |
carbon cycle | a thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars |
carbon cycle | the organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again |
Krebs cycle Krebs citric acid cycle citric acid cycle tricarboxylic acid cycle | in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that are the source of cellular energy |
life cycle | the course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced |
nitrogen cycle | the circulation of nitrogen, nitrates from the soil are absorbed by plants which are eaten by animals that die and decay returning the nitrogen back to the soil |
vicious circle vicious cycle | one trouble leads to another that aggravates the first |
hertz Hz cycle per second cycles second cps cycle | the unit of frequency, one hertz has a periodic interval of one second |
cycle rhythm round | an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs, the never-ending cycle of the seasons |
menstrual cycle | a recurring cycle (beginning at menarche and ending at menopause) in which the endometrial lining of the uterus prepares for pregnancy, if pregnancy does not occur the lining is shed at menstruation, the average menstrual cycle is days |
cycle | recur in repeating sequences |
bicycle cycle bike pedal wheel | ride a bicycle |
motorbike motorcycle cycle | ride a motorcycle |
cycle | pass through a cycle, This machine automatically cycles |
cycle on | come to the starting point of a cycle |
cycle | cause to go through a recurring sequence, cycle the laundry in this washing program |