period
noun [C] (BLOOD) /ˈpɪə.ri.əd/
/ˈpɪr.i-/ Definition
› the bleeding from a woman's womb that happens once a month when she is not pregnant: period pains She'd missed a period and was worried.Processes and stages connected with sexual reproduction
(Definition of period noun (BLOOD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- come on phrasal verb (START)
- conception noun (BABY)
- egg noun (REPRODUCTION)
- fetus noun
- foetus noun
- hot flush noun
- inseminate verb
- menopause noun
- menstrual adjective
- menstrual period noun
- menstruate verb
- ova
- ovulation noun
- ovum noun
- premenstrual adjective
- premenstrual syndrome noun
- prepubescent adjective
- sb's biological clock is ticking (away) idiom
- sexual adjective (SEX)
- the change (of life) idiom
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