Like a shed, is able to accommodate some bikes (5)
I believe the answer is:
cabin
'like' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form, I don't understand how they can define each other.
'a shed is able to accommodate some bikes' is the wordplay.
'shed' suggests deleting specific letters.
'is able to' becomes 'can' (I've seen this before).
'accommodate' indicates putting letters inside.
'some bikes' becomes 'abi' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'can' with 'a' removed is 'cn'.
'cn' placed around 'abi' is 'CABIN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cabin that I've seen before include "class at sea?" , "Lodge or hut" , "Shipboard room" , "Uncle Tom's little house" , "Building" .)