| natural family planning | any of several methods of family planning that do not involve sterilization or contraceptive devices or drugs, coitus is avoided during the fertile time of a woman's menstrual cycle |
birth control
birth prevention
family planning | limiting the number of children born |
basal body temperature method of family planning
basal body temperature method | natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation |
ovulation method of family planning
ovulation method | natural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucus, ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery |
| planning | the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise |
city planning
town planning
urban planning | determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community |
| zoning | dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc |
| zone fire | artillery or mortar fire delivered in a constant direction at several quadrant elevations |
| planning | an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action, the planning was more fun than the trip itself |
| hazard | an obstacle on a golf course |
traffic island
safety island
safety isle
safety zone | a curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded, provides safe area for pedestrians |
| water hazard | hazard provided by ponds of water that the golfer must avoid |
twilight zone
no man's land | the ambiguous region between two categories or states or conditions (usually containing some features of both), but there is still a twilight zone, the tantalizing occurrences that are probably noise but might possibly be a signal, in the twilight zone between humor and vulgarity, in that no man's land between negotiation and aggression |
spatial property
spatiality | any property relating to or occupying space |
position
spatial relation | the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated, the position of the hands on the clock, he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage |
spacing
spatial arrangement | the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them |
| erogenous zone | any area of the body especially sensitive to sexual stimulation |
language area
language zone | a large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language |
zone
zona | (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure |
| comfort zone | the temperature range (between anddegrees Centigrade) at which the naked human body is able to maintain a heat balance without shivering or sweating |
planning
preparation
provision | the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening, his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties |
| urban planning | the branch of architecture dealing with the design and organization of urban space and activities |
atlas
book of maps
map collection | a collection of maps in book form |
sale in gross
contract of hazard | a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage |
| planning commission | a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments |
advisory board
planning board | a board appointed to advise the chief administrator |
| zoning board | a board of officials who divide an area into zones that are subject to different restrictions |
| zoning commission | a commission delegated to supervise the zoning of areas for residential or commercial use |
Antarctic
Antarctic Zone
South Frigid Zone | the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters |
Arctic
Arctic Zone
North Frigid Zone | the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole |
| zone | an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic |
| zone geographical zone | any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude |
| climatic zone | any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude |
| zone of interior | the part of the theater of war not included in the theater of operations |
Frigid Zone
polar zone
polar region | the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole, characterized by frigid climate |
benthos
benthic division
benthonic zone | a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones |
littoral
litoral
littoral zone
sands | the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean |
loading zone
loading area | a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded |
| no-parking zone | a space where automobiles are not allowed to park |
parking space
parking zone | a space where an automobile can be parked |
free port
free zone | an area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of duties |
| Temperate Zone | the part of the Earth's surface between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer or between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn, characterized by temperate climate |
| North Temperate Zone | Temperate Zone between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer |
| South Temperate Zone | Temperate Zone between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn |
Torrid Zone
tropical zone
tropics | the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, characterized by a hot climate |
| zone | a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features |
buffer zone
buffer | a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict |
combat zone
combat area | a military area where combat forces operate |
| war zone | a combat zone where military operations are coordinated (especially a designated area in international waters where the rights of neutrals are not respected by nations at war) |
| combat zone tenderloin | a city district known for its vice and high crime rate |