menstruation

Meanings

Plural: menstruations

Noun

• the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; ; --Hippocrates; --Aristotle
  • "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"
• The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates.
• An instance of menstruation, the part of each month during which a fertile woman menstruates.

Synonyms

Aunt Flo, Aunt Frieda, Aunt Rose, blob, blood sports, Bloody Mary, blowjob week, breaching the beaver dam, catamenia, caught short, Charlie, closed for maintenance, come crook, country cousin, crimson tide, crimson wave, curse, curse of Eve, curse of Tom, dropping clots, entertaining the general, fall off the roof, fallen to the Communists, flashing the red flag, flow, flowers, flying baker, flying the red flag, friend, grandma George, granny, granny grunts, have one's moons, have the painters in, have the rag on, high tide, holy week, illness, in the red tent, Jennie, lady problems, lady time, little sister, menses, menstrual period, menstruation, menstruation period, menstruum, Monica, monthlies, monthly bill, monthly friend, monthly period, monthly visitor, mooncup time, moontime, mother nature, off games, old faithful, on, on a streak, on the blob, on the cloth, on the rag, OTB, out of order, paddling in scarlet waters, period, poorliness, ragging, red sails in the sunset, red-headed aunt, red-letter day, riding the cotton pony, riding the red river, Rita Red Pants, shark week, so, so-so, squiffy, surfing the crimson tide, surfing the crimson wave, surrendering to the red army, the captain is home, the cardinal is home, the flag is out, the flag is up, the Reds are playing at home, time for an oil change, time of the month, Tom, Tommy, up on blocks, woman's week

Related Words

menarche, menopause, menstrual, menstrual cycle, menstruate, menstruous, PMT, sanitary towel, tampon