Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To produce ova; discharge eggs from the ovary.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Having or bearing ovules.
- To generate or produce ovules; effect ovulation; form or produce ova; lay eggs, as a process of maturing ovules in the ovary and discharging them therefrom.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. (Biol.) Containing an ovule or ovules.
- v. (Physiol.) To produce ova and discharge them from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
WordNet 3.0
- v. produce and discharge eggs
Etymologies
- From ovule. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Seems like a pretty basic rule to follow. the major key to that, though, is understanding exactly how to tell when your body is about to ovulate, which is certainly a lot harder than it appears in some women, especially the ones that have an irregular menstruation cycles.”
“There is NO NEED for a rooster or "****" around, because the chickens are going to "ovulate" regardless.”
“Usually the women who ovulate have missed a larger number," said Dr. Westhoff, who has studied the ovarian effects of missing birth-control pills.”
The Wall Street Journal: Pfizer Cites Packaging Flaws in Birth-Control Pill Recall
“Women who miss birth-control pills—say, by taking an inert pill when they should take an active one—are at risk of an unintended pregnancy because they may ovulate in the absence of the hormonal medicines meant to prevent it.”
The Wall Street Journal: Pfizer Cites Packaging Flaws in Birth-Control Pill Recall
“These women are getting the signal to ovulate all the time," before their follicles are mature enough, Nelson says.”
Don't say 'early menopause,' it's primary ovarian insufficiency
“Women menstruate on the full moon, ovulate on the new moon, and use lunaception as a form of contraception.”
The Huffington Post: Daniel Bruno Sanz: Bad Moon, Burnt Qurans, Birthers and Flat Earthers
“We share our female reproductive organs, but have four ovaries, and we appear to ovulate differently.”
“The second part of the plan was a bit more complicated; I had to ovulate.”
“I shouted the news to Kristen, who was due to ovulate any day and was in the bathroom peeing on a stick.”
“Kristen returned from tour just as she was about to ovulate.”
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