a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations | the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg |
the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause | a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot |
an amount of time | a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls |
the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon | any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome |
a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed | an unforeseen obstacle |
the end or completion of something | the state of inactivity following an interruption |
(ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games | a period of time spent in military service |