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Synonyms for menstruation

Most common

flow menses menstruum high tide

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    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.

Forms

Plural
menstruations → periods, flows, menstruums, curses…

Example sentences

  • flow Benedito watched the water flow through the canal.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
menstruationrising
flowfalling
mensesrising
menstruumfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
flow1
5 letters
curse1
6 letters
period3, menses
9 letters
catamenia, menstruum
12 letters
femstruation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (period3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
menstruation
Italiano
mestruazione
Español
menstruación
Deutsch
Menstruation
Català
menstruació