bikes 1 of 2

noun (1)

plural of bike
as in bicycles
a two-wheeled vehicle that is propelled by the use of pedals and steered through the use of handlebars likes to ride her mountain bike on weekends

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noun (2)

plural of bike, chiefly Scottish
as in hordes
a great number of persons or creatures massed together the boisterous bike that annually descends upon Edinburgh for the Fringe

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Recent Examples of bikes
Noun
Rocking chairs and porches further add to the homey ambiance, while complimentary bikes give you wheels to explore the area. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026 Students got to school on skateboards, bicycles, and on foot after Newport-Mesa Unified School District banned younger students from riding e-bikes on campus and the perimeter. — Michele Gile, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 Governing bodies in neighboring San Ramon, San Anselmo in Marin County, and Burlingame in San Mateo County have adopted similar policies requiring people to dismount e-bikes when traveling through public parks. — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026 New York state requires riders of all forms of e-bikes to be at least 16, and New York City imposes additional restrictions, including a 15 mph (24 kph) speed limit. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 The Tiber’s low water level has also turned up e-bikes and scooters, refrigerators and even a car further upstream. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 People who ride bikes are a small but very vocal minority who seem to have city government wrapped around their fingers. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bikes
  1. bicycles
  2. hordes
  3. swarms
  4. throngs
  5. flocks
  6. crowds
Noun
  • Among the ideas are additional bike lanes and barriers to create a buffer between bicycles and cars.
    — James Taylor, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Others rented bicycles to pedal around the 8-mile island loop, pausing to climb the stairs to Arch Rock, shop for fudge, and relax over a drink at Pink Pony before hitching the last tender back to the ship.
    — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of bicycles
Noun
  • The Hitlerite hordes are murdering and outraging the peaceful inhabitants of our country, having no mercy on women, children or old people.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Just weeks ago, Colombian-Mexican restaurant Paisa MX welcomed hordes of World Cup spectators.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of hordes
Noun
  • As these dense swarms drift into coastal waters, intake pumps pull them directly into the cooling machinery.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Ultimately, swarms of AI could combine in rather disconcerting and dangerous ways.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of swarms
Noun
  • Right in the middle of cheering, reveling masses was MARTA — a connective system of veins that efficiently moved the happy throngs.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • These friends describe a large party on Horn Island, which is a favorite gathering spot in the summer, with throngs of people spread out in the sun and surf and around numerous boats, some of them drinking in water known to be deep and dangerous.
    — Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Definition of throngs
Noun
  • In Florida, seeing flocks of tourists with peeling skin and painful-looking burns is almost a part of life.
    — Mariana Zapata, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The only states not reporting a salmonella outbreak related to backyard flocks are South Carolina, New Mexico, Arizona, Delaware, Rhode Island and Hawaii.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of flocks
Noun
  • Weiss believes the program is in dire need of a shake-up and has to be made more relevant to digital audiences and younger crowds.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Contra Despite the cancellations in some European countries, West’s shows in others have gone ahead, drawing large crowds.
    — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of crowds

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