Cycle and Shake

Cycle

Cycle noun - A long or seemingly long period of time.
Usage example: years, centuries, and cycles will pass before I budge on that issue

Shake is an antonym for cycle.

Shake

Shake noun - A very small space of time.

Cycle is an antonym for shake.

Nearby Words: shaky, shaking, shaken, shakedown, shaker

How words are described

full full cycle full shake
long long cycle long shake
short short cycle short shake
obvious obvious cycle obvious shake
Other adjectives: quick.

Both words in one sentence

  • Night Of Dark Shadows: Quentin has finally managed to shake off his past life as Charles Collins for good, chosen his wife and his friends over Angelique, and Carlotta Drake dies, apparently ending the cycle of reincarnation and death that curses both her and Quentin.
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