The meaning of Condom

adjective

(of a method or device) serving to prevent pregnancy.

Usage examples:

The contraceptive pill

noun

A device or drug serving to prevent pregnancy.

Usage examples:

We'd been making love without contraceptives for months

noun

A product, device, or pill that prevents pregnancy

noun

A brand name for a type of condom

noun

A brand name for a type of condom that a woman puts in her vagina before having sex

adjective

Typically french in character.

Usage examples:

Progressive frenchy art

noun

A french person.

Usage examples:

Then how are we to sink the frenchies and the spanish?

noun

Used as a name for an unknown man, often suggesting that he is unimportant or insignificant.

Usage examples:

The security johnny insists that you sign the visitors' book

noun

A condom

adjective

Intended to prevent disease.

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Prophylactic measures

noun

A medicine or course of action used to prevent disease.

Usage examples:

I took malaria prophylactics

adjective

Preventing disease

Usage examples:

Some dentists are convinced that the addition of fluoride in water is ineffective as a prophylactic…

noun

The action of protecting, or the state of being protected.

Usage examples:

The b vitamins give protection against infection

noun

The condition or state of being kept safe from injury, damage, or loss

Usage examples:

[ u ] their tent offered little protection against the storm., [ c ] the proposed law is intended t…

noun

The act of keeping someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss, or the state of being protected in this way

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We need protection from bad or incompetent doctors., retailers believe the magnetic cards give the …

adjective

Intended to protect someone or something.

Usage examples:

Protective gloves are worn to minimize injury

noun

A thing that protects someone or something.

Usage examples:

An effectual protective against the midge

noun

A tough elastic polymeric substance made from the latex of a tropical plant or synthetically.

Usage examples:

Heat and sunlight may cause rubber to deteriorate

noun

A contest consisting of a series of successive matches (typically three or five) between the same sides or people in cricket, tennis, and other games.

Usage examples:

The opening rubber of britain's davis cup tie against argentina

noun

An elastic, waterproof substance made either from the juice of a tree that grows in hotter parts of the world or artificially

Usage examples:

[ u ] rubber boots/gloves, [ u ] tires are made of rubber., [ pl ] wear your rubbers – it’s raining.

adjective

Protected from or not exposed to danger or risk; not likely to be harmed or lost.

Usage examples:

Eggs remain in the damp sand, safe from marine predators

noun

A strong fireproof cabinet with a complex lock, used for the storage of valuables.

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Another successful selling point abrams uses is the discounts many insurance companies give to cust…

adjective

Free from danger or harm, or not causing danger or harm

Usage examples:

Have a safe trip., is this medicine safe for children?, i feel safe here., she’s looking for some s…

noun

The condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury.

Usage examples:

They should leave for their own safety

noun

The condition of not being in danger or of not being dangerous

Usage examples:

For your safety, keep your seat belt securely fastened., fire officials worry about the safety of t…

noun

The state of being protected from danger or harm

Usage examples:

You have a right to be protected against anything that can affect your safety., public/passenger/co…

noun

A close-fitting cover for the blade of a knife or sword.

Usage examples:

Drawing the sword free of the sheath she inspected the blade.

noun

The thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal.

Usage examples:

I use body lotion to keep my skin supple

verb

Remove the skin from (an animal or a fruit or vegetable).

Usage examples:

Scald and skin the tomatoes

noun

The natural outer layer that covers a person or animal

Usage examples:

[ c ] leopard skins, [ u ] he had dark, leathery skin., potato skins, [ c ] those airplanes have ti…