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Tampon

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Noun

1. tampon

plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood)

Verb

2. tampon

plug with a tampon

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Tampon

see synonyms of tampon
noun
1. 
a plug of lint, cotton wool, cotton, etc, inserted into an open wound or body cavity to stop the flow of blood, absorb secretions, etc, esp one inserted into the vagina to absorb menstrual blood
verb
2. (transitive)
to plug (a wound, etc) with a tampon

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Tampon

see synonyms of tampon
noun
1. 
a plug of cotton or other absorbent material put into a body cavity, wound, etc. to stop bleeding or absorb secretions; esp., such a plug for absorbing the menses
verb transitive
2. 
to put a tampon into

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Tampon

see synonyms of tampon
n.
A plug of absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to stop a flow of blood or to absorb secretions, especially one designed for insertion into the vagina during menstruation.
tr.v. tam·poned, tam·pon·ing, tam·pons
To plug or stop with a tampon.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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