Cycle (n.) An imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens |
Cycle (n.) An interval of time in which a certain succession of events or phenomena is completed, and then returns again and again, uniformly and continually in the same order |
Cycle (n.) An age |
Cycle (n.) An orderly list for a given time |
Cycle (n.) The circle of subjects connected with the exploits of the hero or heroes of some particular period which have served as a popular theme for poetry, as the legend of Arthur and the knights of the Round Table, and that of Charlemagne and his paladins. |
Cycle (n.) One entire round in a circle or a spire |
Cycle (n.) A bicycle or tricycle, or other light velocipede. |
Cycle (v. i.) To pass through a cycle of changes |
Cycle (v. i.) To ride a bicycle, tricycle, or other form of cycle. |
Life (n.) The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or germination, and ends with death |
Life (n.) Of human beings: The union of the soul and body |
Life (n.) The potential principle, or force, by which the organs of animals and plants are started and continued in the performance of their several and cooperative functions |
Life (n.) Figuratively: The potential or animating principle, also, the period of duration, of anything that is conceived of as resembling a natural organism in structure or functions |
Life (n.) A certain way or manner of living with respect to conditions, circumstances, character, conduct, occupation, etc. |
Life (n.) Animation |
Life (n.) That which imparts or excites spirit or vigor |
Life (n.) The living or actual form, person, thing, or state |
Life (n.) A person |
Life (n.) The system of animal nature |
Life (n.) An essential constituent of life, esp. the blood. |
Life (n.) A history of the acts and events of a life |
Life (n.) Enjoyment in the right use of the powers |
Life (n.) Something dear to one as one's existence |
Life-giving (a.) Giving life or spirit |
Life-preserver (n.) An apparatus, made in very various forms, and of various materials, for saving one from drowning by buoying up the body while in the water. |
Life-saving (a.) That saves life, or is suited to save life, esp. from drowning |
Life-size (a.) Of full size |
Life-weary (a.) Weary of living. |
Metric system () See Metric, a. |
Self-life (n.) Life for one's self |
System (n.) An assemblage of objects arranged in regular subordination, or after some distinct method, usually logical or scientific |
System (n.) Hence, the whole scheme of created things regarded as forming one complete plan of whole |
System (n.) Regular method or order |
System (n.) The collection of staves which form a full score. See Score, n. |
System (n.) An assemblage of parts or organs, either in animal or plant, essential to the performance of some particular function or functions which as a rule are of greater complexity than those manifested by a single organ |
System (n.) One of the stellate or irregular clusters of intimately united zooids which are imbedded in, or scattered over, the surface of the common tissue of many compound ascidians. |
life | living things collectively, the oceans are teeming with life |
plant flora plant life | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion |
Bertillon system | a system or procedure for identifying persons |
career life history | the general progression of your working or professional life, the general had had a distinguished career, he had a long career in the law |
buddy system | a cooperative practice of pairing two or more people together for mutual assistance or safety (especially in recreational swimming) |
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 |
nightlife night life | the activity of people seeking nighttime diversion (as at the theater, a nightclub, etc.), a futile search for intelligent nightlife, in the summer the nightlife shifts to the dance clubs |
sporting life | active interest in gambling on sports events |
nightlife night life | the entertainment available to people seeking nighttime diversion |
walk of life walk | careers in general, it happens in all walks of life |
business life professional life | a career in industrial or commercial or professional activities |
extravagance prodigality lavishness highlife high life | excessive spending |
cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR cardiac resuscitation mouth-to-mouth resuscitation kiss of life | an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration, the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing, attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen |
sexual love lovemaking making love love love life | sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people, his lovemaking disgusted her, he hadn't had any love in months, he has a very complicated love life |
reproduction procreation breeding facts of life | the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring |
life class | an art class using a live human model |
water vascular system | system of fluid-filled tubes used by echinoderms in locomotion and feeding and respiration |
air transportation system | a transportation system for moving passengers or goods by air |
alarm warning device alarm system | a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event |
audio system sound system | a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound |
backup system | a computer system for making backups |
basic point defense missile system | a shipboard missile system |
bicycle bike wheel cycle | a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals |
brake system brakes | a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle |
bulletin board system bulletin board electronic bulletin board bbs | a computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest |
cable cable television cable system cable television service | a television system that transmits over cables |
closed loop closed-loop system | a control system with a feedback loop that is active |
color television colour television color television system colour television system color TV colour TV | a television that transmits images in color |
communication system communication equipment | facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information |
communication system | a system for communicating |
computer computing machine computing device data processor electronic computer information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically |
computer system computing system automatic data processing system ADP system ADPS | a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage |
control system | a system for controlling the operation of another system |
coolant system | a cooling system that uses a fluid to transfer heat from one place to another |
cooling system cooling | a mechanism for keeping something cool, the cooling was overhead fans |
cooling system engine cooling system | equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine |
coude telescope coude system | a reflecting telescope so constructed that the light is led to a plate holder or spectrograph |
data system information system | system consisting of the network of all communication channels used within an organization |
defense system defence system | the weaponry available for the defense of a region |
drainage system | a system of watercourses or drains for carrying off excess water |
drive line drive line system | mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle |
early warning system | a network of radar installations designed to detect enemy missiles or aircraft while there is still time to intercept them |
electrical system | equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radio |
electrical system electrical plant | utility that provides electricity |
exhaust exhaust system | system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged |
explosive detection system EDS | a rapid automatic system to detect plastic explosives in passengers' luggage using Xay technology and computers, designed for use in airports |
fiber-optic transmission system fibre-optic transmission system FOTS | a communication system using fiber optic cables |
field-sequential color television field-sequential color TV field-sequential color television system field-sequential color TV system | an early form of color TV in which successive fields are scanned in three primary colors |
fire control system | naval weaponry consisting of a system for controlling the delivery of fire on a military target |
fuel injection fuel injection system | mechanical system to inject atomized fuel directly into the cylinders of an internalombustion engine, avoids the need for a carburetor |