a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations | sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty) |
the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause | a sudden rapid flow (as of water) |
an amount of time | the swift release of a store of affective force |
the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon | a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit |
a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed | a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health |
the end or completion of something | sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders) |
(ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games | the period of greatest prosperity or productivity |