Synonym: interval, span, time. Similar words: interior, mysterious, riot, prior, curious, various, warrior, prior to. Meaning: ['pɪrɪəd /'pɪər-] 
n. 1. an amount of time 2. one of three periods of play in hockey games 3. a stage in the history of a culture having a definable place in space and time 4. the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon 5. the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause 6. a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations 7. a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed 8. the end or completion of something.
n. 1. an amount of time 2. one of three periods of play in hockey games 3. a stage in the history of a culture having a definable place in space and time 4. the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon 5. the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause 6. a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations 7. a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed 8. the end or completion of something. 
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151. Sales have levelled off after a period of rapid growth.
152. The neolithic period is sometimes called the new stone age.
153. The period of Fascist rule is one people try to forget.
154. 2001 saw the beginning of a period of rapid growth.
155. This period provided a favourable environment for the spread of communism.
156. She passed through a difficult period after her marriage failed.
157. They made a resolution to lose all the weight gained during the Christmas period.
157. Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and make good sentences.
158. We shall have to extend the payments over an additional period.
159. Throughout the period November to February flocks of 500 or more are regularly present.
160. She went through a period of terrible uncertainty and indecision.
161. The historical records of the period are, at best fragmentary.
162. She spent a period of time working with people dying of cancer.
163. The country's economic record since 1945 represents an improvement on the period between the world wars.
164. She needs some money to tide over the period of unemployment.
165. The painting is not representative of his work of the period.
166. The economy entered a period of recession in the mid 1980s.
167. We have classes until 12.30, and then we have a rest period.
168. There may be a period of disequilibrium as family members adjust to the new baby.
169. There is often a period of sexual experimentation during adolescence.
170. Adolescence is the period of progression from childhood to adulthood.
171. The band went through a fallow period in the late 90s.
172. Once your probation period is successfully completed, you will be offered a contract.
173. The core of the book focuses on the period between 1660 and 1857.
174. The study will be carried out over a six-month period.
175. Poor economic policies led to a long period of stagnation and decline.
176. There was a long period of adjustment under the new boss.
177. Under this arrangement you can pay for the goods over a longer period.
178. The medication is prescribed for a fixed period of time.
179. If I can just get through the training period, it'll be all downhill from here.
180. They are a priceless record of a brief period in British history.
More similar words: interior, mysterious, riot, prior, curious, various, warrior, prior to, priority, scenario, centurion, laboriously, series, inherit, derive, offering, American, mothering, gathering, heritage, material, criteria, bacteria, a series of, menagerie, experiment, filtering, experience, pioneering, enter into.