Crossword-Solution: PERIOD
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Period | n. | A portion of time as limited and determined by some recurring phenomenon, as by the completion of a revolution of one of the heavenly bodies; a division of time, as a series of years, months, or days, in which something is completed, and ready to recommence and go on in the same order; as, the period of the sun, or the earth, or a comet. |
| Period | n. | A stated and recurring interval of time; more generally, an interval of time specified or left indefinite; a certain series of years, months, days, or the like; a time; a cycle; an age; an epoch; as, the period of the Roman republic. |
| Period | n. | One of the great divisions of geological time; as, the Tertiary period; the Glacial period. See the Chart of Geology. |
| Period | n. | The termination or completion of a revolution, cycle, series of events, single event, or act; hence, a limit; a bound; an end; a conclusion. |
| Period | n. | A complete sentence, from one full stop to another; esp., a well-proportioned, harmonious sentence. |
| Period | n. | The punctuation point [.] that marks the end of a complete sentence, or of an abbreviated word. |
| Period | n. | One of several similar sets of figures or terms usually marked by points or commas placed at regular intervals, as in numeration, in the extraction of roots, and in circulating decimals. |
| Period | n. | The time of the exacerbation and remission of a disease, or of the paroxysm and intermission. |
| Period | n. | A complete musical sentence. |
| Period | v. t. | To put an end to. |
| Period | v. i. | To come to a period; to conclude. [Obs.] "You may period upon this, that," etc. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| PERIOD | anagram | DOPIER, PEDROI |
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The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
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Sentences with PERIOD (5)
The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be encreased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them.
During that period fifteen different and greatly distinguished citizens have, in succession, administered the executive branch of the government.
Her mirror was a Puss-in-Boots, of which there are now only three, unchipped, known to fairy dealers; the washstand was Pie-crust and reversible, the chest of drawers an authentic Charming the Sixth, and the carpet and rugs the best (the early) period of Margery and Robin.
During this long period these fables seem to have suffered an eclipse, to have disappeared and to have been forgotten; and it is at the commencement of the fourteenth century, when the Byzantine emperors were the great patrons of learning, and amidst the splendors of an Asiatic court, that we next find honors paid to the name and memory of Aesop.
After much deliberation, however, he consented to make a trial; and ever since that period, he has acted as a lecturing agent, under the auspices either of the American or the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society.
Quotes with PERIOD (3)
Breeze strolled over to the table and chose a seat with his characteristic decorum. The portly man raised his dueling cane, pointing it at Ham. 'I see that my period of intellectual respite has come to an end.'Ham smiled. 'I thought up a couple beastly questions while I was gone, and I've been saving them just for you, Breeze.''I'm dying of anticipation,' Breeze said. He turned his cane toward Lestibournes. 'Spook, drink.'Spook rushed over and fetched Breeze a cup of wine.'He…
Is it time for your period, or something?" He turned around, all controlled aggression, and damned if he didn't push the button again. "What is it about having a period that makes women so bitchy?"" By the time the sentence ended the sweetness was long gone, my jaw was clenched, and I think my eyes were bugging out. Wyatt took a step back, belatedly looking alarmed.
I wrestled through many sleepless nights after God became real to me. I can only describe this period of my life as 2 years of mental agony.
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Appears in: Boston Globe, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NY Sun, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY, WSJ.
Used 53 times in crossword archives (1946–2024).