period (noun)
1period — ► NOUN 1) a length or portion of time. 2) a distinct portion of time with particular characteristics. 3) a major division of geological time, forming part of an era. 4) a lesson in a school. 5) (also menstrual period) a monthly flow of blood and… …
2period — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 length of time ADJECTIVE ▪ extended, lengthy, long, prolonged, sustained ▪ brief, limited, short …
3period — pe‧ri‧od [ˈpɪəriəd ǁ ˈpɪr ] noun [countable] a particular length of time: • She has been taken on for a 6 month trial period. acˈcounting ˌperiod ACCOUNTING a period of time to which a particular payment is related for accounting or tax purposes …
4period of time — noun an amount of time (Freq. 7) a time period of 30 years hastened the period of time of his recovery Picasso s blue period • Syn: ↑time period, ↑period • Hypernyms: ↑ …
5period — noun 1》 a length or portion of time. ↘a major division of geological time that is a subdivision of an era and is itself subdivided into epochs. 2》 each of the set divisions of the day in a school. 3》 (also menstrual period) a monthly flow of… …
6period of play — noun (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds rain stopped play in the 4th inning • Syn: ↑playing period, ↑play • Derivationally related forms: ↑play (for: ↑play) …
7period pain — UK US noun [countable/uncountable] [singular period pain plural period pains] british pain that a woman sometimes gets during her period . The usual American word is cramps . Thesaurus: menstruation and the menstrual cycle …
8period — I noun age, bout, continuance, course, diuturnity, duration, eon, epoch, era, hitch, interval, juncture, length of time, limited time, point, season, shift, span, spell, stage, stint, stretch, tenure, term, time, time interval, time stretch, tour …
9period — noun 1) a six week period Syn: time, spell, interval, stretch, term, span, phase, bout, run, duration, chapter, stage; while, patch 2) the postwar period Syn …
10period bill — UK US noun [C] (also term bill) ► FINANCE, COMMERCE a document, used especially in international trade, that requests that a person or organization pays a particular amount of money for goods or services by an agreed date: »You are legally… …