amenorrhea
noun
a medical condition in which a woman who is not pregnant does not menstruate (=produce a flow of blood once a month)
Click any word in a definition or example to find the entry for that word
noun
a medical condition in which a woman who is not pregnant does not menstruate (=produce a flow of blood once a month)
noun
a woman’s need to have children before she reaches a certain age and can no longer physically do so
noun
the time in a woman’s life when her periods stop and she is no longer capable of getting pregnant
noun
the repeated process in which a woman’s womb prepares for pregnancy. It ends in a period if she does not get pregnant. The menstrual cycle usually lasts about a month.
verb
when a woman or female animal ovulates, she produces an egg in her body and can become pregnant
noun
premenstrual syndrome: the pain and unpleasant feelings some women have just before their period every month
noun
a thick band of soft material that women attach to the inside of their underwear during menstruation
a type of tampon
noun
an object that a woman puts inside her vagina to collect the blood during her period (=monthly flow of blood)
adjective
the time when a woman has her period
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
BuzzWord ArticleOpen Dictionary
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
add a wordMore submissions
view entriesBlog
A must for anyone with an interest in the changing face of language. The Macmillan Dictionary blog explores English as it is spoken around the world today.
global English and language change from our blog