1. gestation

noun. ['dʒɛˈsteɪʃən'] the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans).

Rhymes with Gestation Period

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Sentences with gestation-period

1. Noun Phrase
In a gestation period for hogs, day 12 after conception is time for the "estrogen spike".

2. Noun Phrase
Large dogs like Irish Wolfhounds and tiny breeds such as Chihuahuas all have a nine-week normal gestation period.

3. Noun Phrase
The gestation period for canines is significantly shorter than that of humans, lasting just over two months.

4. Noun Phrase
A typical groundhog female will have a gestation period of 30 to 33 days following successful mating.

2. gestation

noun. ['dʒɛˈsteɪʃən'] the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus.

3. gestation

noun. ['dʒɛˈsteɪʃən'] the conception and development of an idea or plan.

4. period

noun. ['ˈpɪriːəd'] an amount of time.

5. period

noun. ['ˈpɪriːəd'] the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon.

6. period

noun. ['ˈpɪriːəd'] a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations.

7. period

noun. ['ˈpɪriːəd'] (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games.

8. period

noun. ['ˈpɪriːəd'] the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause.

9. period

noun. ['ˈpɪriːəd'] the end or completion of something.

10. period

noun. ['ˈpɪriːəd'] a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed.