Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A bicycle.
- n. A motorcycle.
- n. A motorbike.
- v. To ride a bike.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A nest of wild bees, hornets, or wasps.
- A corruption of bicycle.
Wiktionary
- n. Scotland, Northern England A nest of wasps or hornets.
- n. A short form of bicycle.
- n. A short form of motorcycle.
- n. slang A promiscuous woman; from “the town bike (everybody rides her)”.
- v. To ride a bike.
- v. To travel by bike.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Scot. A nest of wild bees, wasps, or ants; a swarm.
WordNet 3.0
- v. ride a bicycle
- n. a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
- n. a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
Etymologies
- From bicycle, by shortening, and possibly alteration. (Wiktionary)
- Shortening and alteration of bicycle. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“A good mountain bike is a surprisingly effective means of off-road transportation and I've always wondered why more hunters and anglers didn't utilize them, especially in areas closed to motor vehicles.”
“My trusty mountain bike is rusting from lack of use.”
“A Cross Country mountain bike is typically lightweight yet durable.”
“A Dirt Jump mountain bike is designed for pulling off stunts and typically has hard tails.”
“A Downhill mountain bike is ideal for stunts and trail challenges.”
“North shore mountain bike is genuinely constructed for rough and rugged land surfaces.”
“A reader recently informed me that the term bike-sexual has been inducted into the Urban Dictionary.”
“#WTSports sujal @iambunnybee 5'8 ish. but my old bike is short for me. daylightgambler Have set up some test subjects on my very very alpha release of my social hiking/cycling app!”
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“Being at the ripe old age of 14, a bike is my best way to get around to fish, and is modded there so to do it.”
“But my bike is a beat-up old hand-me-down from a male friend 6 inches taller than me, so while it's fun to ride, it's also challenging.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘bike’.
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SPOR - Olympic glossary
weightlift, orbitale, figure skate, speed skate, synchronizer, equestrian sport, bobsleigh, starting block, diesis, ligne, piste, water ski and 521 more...
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Recently sniffed
Don't worry. I won't judge you.
(Inspired by bilby's comment on book sniffer.)orange peel, wet dog, coffee, earthworms, nail polish, liquid soap, horseradish, chocolate, microwave popcorn, empanadas, chimichurri, bike and 39 more...
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Fun with Apocopes
Words created by removing the end of a longer or original word. See also Fun with Aphesis.
abs, ad, bio, veg, veggie, tux, auto, bike, carbs, pecs, bro, sis and 186 more...
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ttobba's Words
graph, amore, labrador, sun, boreal, norsk, coffee, cafe, pekin, peking, train, rail and 97 more...
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Two years
Okay, I admit it. I made a list of words my daughter knew when she was two years old.
bat, baba, a, abalone, about, acorn, adrienne, after, again, airplane, alison, all and 694 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
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My Dogs' Words
treat, potty, outside, mommie, mommielina, mommierenee, kisses, yes, no, love, sit, down and 186 more...
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Theme Prompts
There's a fiction meme (mostly on Livejournal) where writers use words as a prompt for a short story snippet. I've been collecting the words that show up on these lists as prompts for creative writ...
white, black, gray, red, orange, yellow, green, indigo, violet, queen, king, prince and 407 more...
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for our consideration:
blancket, doppelgänger, lisps, mamihlapinatapai, utterly, hipster, detritus, bike, yawn, procrastinate, ☂, woof and 38 more...
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Words I've Seen on T-Shirts Worn By W...
Words on t-shirts worn around the office.
bioneer, vegan, wordnik, mongo, Phish, Columbia, GAP, glyde, bike, build, weathermen, liars and 28 more...
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candyman's Words
bike, ninja, ammunition, cyclist, pie, pie, adventure, grove, star, tree, he, she and 36 more...
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New English words
Test site for students
Tweets
Looking for tweets for bike.
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