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swabnoun(medicine) A small piece of soft, absorbent material, such as gauze, used to clean wounds, apply medicine, or take samples of body fluids. Often attached to a stick or wire to aid access.
buffernoun(computing) A portion of memory set aside to temporarily store data, often before it is sent to an external device or as it is received from an external device.
clothnoun(countable, uncountable) A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.
padnounA flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.
stampnounA small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage or other dues such as tax or licence fees.
bufferedUsing a buffer.
plugnoun(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.
relyverb(with on or upon, formerly also with in) to trust; to have confidence in; to depend.
bufferingnounThe use of a buffer.
tomponnounArchaic form of tampon. [A plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid, especially one inserted in the vagina during menstruation.]
tamponmentnounThe application of a tampon or plug.
tampionnounA wooden plug, or a metal or canvas cover, for the muzzle of a gun, cannon, or other piece of ordnance when not in use; a stopper; a bung.
menstrual spongenounA sponge designed to be inserted into the vagina, to absorb menstrual blood.
feminine productnounAnything, such as a tampon or sanitary towel, used for handling menstrual discharge.
menstrual cupnounA receptacle worn inside the vagina during menstruation to collect menstrual fluid.
applicatornounA tool or device used to apply a fluid or semi-fluid substance to a surface.
pantylinernounA pad worn on the inner surface of women's underpants, up against the vulva, during a low-flow day of the menstrual period, designed to absorb small, spotty quantities of menstrual fluid, in contrast to a tampon or sanitary napkin, worn on heavy-flow days.
tentnounA pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
panty linernounAlternative form of pantyliner. [A pad worn on the inner surface of women's underpants, up against the vulva, during a low-flow day of the menstrual period, designed to absorb small, spotty quantities of menstrual fluid, in contrast to a tampon or sanitary napkin, worn on heavy-flow days.]
pantilinernoun(Canada) Alternative form of pantyliner. [A pad worn on the inner surface of women's underpants, up against the vulva, during a low-flow day of the menstrual period, designed to absorb small, spotty quantities of menstrual fluid, in contrast to a tampon or sanitary napkin, worn on heavy-flow days.]

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