English English Dictionary

period in English:

1. a part of time

English word "period"(a part of time) occurs in sets:

new opportunities - intermediate

2. spell

It was a short spell of my life, I don't want to talk about it.

Tom can spell better than Mary.

She put him under a spell.

Anyone who can only think of one way to spell a word obviously lacks imagination.

cast a spell

You must not cast a spell upon someone inside the school.

Having misconceptions of what mathematics is is even more ordinary than not knowing how to spell my name.

He could put together words from his word list, or spell out words letter by letter.

What is she saying? "You don't even know 'norito'?" "Norito?" "It's something like a Shinto spell."

Researchers at the Gorilla Foundation have to spell out words like "c-a-n-d-y" and "g-u-m" when Koko is nearby.

We are here just for a spell and then pass on. So get a few laughs and do the best you can. Live your life so that whenever you lose it, you are ahead.

Misdemeanour is a difficult word to spell as it has a lot of letters.

bryt. spelt/amer. spelled

When the sun does come out—during Wimbledon, say, or for a spell in August—British people go reliably mad, take their tops off, and barbecue frantically for a few days, until the skies cloud over again.

After a spell as an actress in her younger days, Kylie Minogue has carved out a successful career for herself as a singer.

English word "period"(spell) occurs in sets:

umiejętności łączone

3. periodical

The periodical costs less than the book.

Even the periodical pay raise could not keep abreast of higher living costs.

English word "period"(periodical) occurs in sets:

Przymiotniki odrzeczownikowe

4. a length of time

5. an amount of time

English word "period"(an amount of time) occurs in sets:

Most common nouns 201 - 250

6. period

When writing a sentence, generally you start with a capital letter and finish with a period (.), an exclamation mark (!), or a question mark (?).

training period

Eleanor suffered severely for her conjugal affection even after the death of her husband by being imprisoned for the dreadful period of forty-three years.

It is not known when the Hinamatsuri first started, but the Nagashibina, in its most primitive form, was already being celebrated during the Heian period.

If your licence exceeds its validity period then you can be issued with a new licence in the following way.

Depression is a period marked by slackening of business activity, widespread unemployment, falling prices, and wages, etc.

The museums are full of objects which the most cultivated taste of a period considered beautiful, but which seem to us now worthless.

During the probation period of my friend's new job, each month's salary is 3000 RMB; once the probation period has been fulfilled, each month's salary is 3500 RMB.

In the post-War period, up until 1975, Emperor Showa prayed at the Yasukuni Shrine a total of 8 times.

Up to this point I have presented an overview of the growth of political unrest in the period.

In the same period, the number of urban netizens in China reached one hundred and twenty five million, making up 21.6% of the total urban population.

Could it be that her prickly attitude is just because she has period pains? No, couldn't be.

At no period of our ancient history does there appear to have been greater attention paid to the culture of the female mind than during the age of Elizabeth and at no time has there existed a greater number of amiable and respectable women.

Net profit for the period is estimated at 5 billion yen, largely unchanged from the previous one.

7. gamut

And, this time, it runs the gamut.

8. era

The Medieval Era gave way to the Renaissance.

A samurai in the Edo era carried two swords.

The era of inventions and discoveries.

On December 27th of the 12th year of the Taisho era, the crown prince was shot at by Nanba Daisuke.

In China too glass is being excavated out of graves from the Era of Warring States.

In order to return to our era, what should we do?

That museum has a superb collection of Celtic era cultural artifacts.

Glass developed dramatically in the Roman era when glass blowing techniques were invented.

In the era of email, I'm so happy when a friend sends me a real letter.

Records are particularly scarce for this era, perhaps owing to a long series of natural disasters which befell the capital.

It is said that the Communist era ended up with the fall of the Berlin Wall.

I wish I lived in a different era: one in the past; when life was slower.

After the long era of Cold War, they finally improved their relationship.

In the contemporary era, people are more interested in technology than in human interaction.

During the Stalinist era, prisoners at concentration camps became slaves in service of the state.

9. related to design styles from a particular segment of history

other words beginning with "P"

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