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contrabandist |
contrabass |
contrabasso |
contrabassoon |
contraception |
contraceptive
| contraceptive device
| contraceptive diaphragm
| contraceptive method
| contraceptive pill
| contraclockwise
contraceptive
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun contraceptive has 1 sense
- contraceptive(n = noun.artifact) birth control device, contraceptive device, preventative, preventive, prophylactic device - an agent or device intended to prevent conception; Array has particulars: cervical cap, coil, condom, prophylactic, rubber, safe, safety, contraceptive diaphragm, diaphragm, pessary, intrauterine device, iud, morning-after pill, anovulant, anovulatory drug, birth control pill, contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, oral contraceptive pill, pill, spermatocide, spermicide
is a kind of device
Adjective contraceptive has 1 sense
- contraceptive(s = adj.all) antifertility, prophylactic - capable of preventing conception or impregnation; "contraceptive devices and medications"
CIDE DICTIONARY
contraceptive, adj.
capable of preventing conception or impregnation; as, contraceptive devices and medications. [WordNet 1.5]
contraceptive, n.
a substance or device used to prevent conception. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
contraceptive, adj. & n.
--adj. preventing pregnancy.
--n. a contraceptive device or drug.
--adj. preventing pregnancy.
--n. a contraceptive device or drug.
THESAURUS
contraceptive
IUD, aegis, arm guard, backstop, bag, birth control device, buffer, bulwark, bumper, condom, contraceptive foam, copyright, crash helmet, cushion, dashboard, diaphragm, dodger, face mask, fender, finger guard, foot guard, fuse, goggles, governor, guard, guardrail, hand guard, handrail, hard hat, helmet, insulation, interlock, intrauterine device, knee guard, knuckle guard, laminated glass, life preserver, lifeline, lightning conductor, lightning rod, mask, mudguard, nose guard, oral contraceptive, pad, padding, palladium, patent, pessary, pilot, preventive, prophylactic, protective clothing, protective umbrella, rubber, safeguard, safety, safety glass, safety plug, safety rail, safety shoes, safety switch, safety valve, screen, seat belt, shield, shin guard, skin, spermicidal jelly, spermicide, sun helmet, the pill, umbrella, windscreen, windshield
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