What is "tampon"

Usage examples of "tampon".

Feet stomp and calumnies fly while the screen blinks back and forth between a droning newscaster and a tampon spokeswoman doing splits on the beach and sliding down banisters.

About this stage of the operation an unfortunate accident happened--the iodoform tampon, which protected the exposed pleural cavity, was drawn into this cavity during a deep inspiration, and could not be found.

Hand lotion, tampons, a diaphragm case, deodorant, lipstick, a bottle of multivitamins, a tube of spermicide on the bottom shelf.

Each of the archaic pieces was covered with waxed tarpaulins against the frequent misty drizzles, and under them, thick, tarred tampons sealed the gaping muzzles, while waxed plugs stopped the touchholes atop the breeches.

In the bathroom, besides the towels and stuff, we found one lipstick, Luscious Purple, one tube of mascara, one black pencil, one bottle of Ivory Princess liquid makeup, one container of white powder-it looked white to me, anyway-one bottle of Cobra perfume, almost empty, one jar of face cream, one bottle of moisturizer, and one box of tampons.

Mildred was already busy rebuilding her stash of med supplies boiled cloth on sandwich bags for large wounds, some tampons found in a footlocker for small-caliber bullet wounds, a couple of kitchen knives she had ground to razor sharpness on a grinding wheel in the garage, a plastic bottle of boiled water.

Mildred was already busy rebuilding her stash of med supplies: boiled cloth on sandwich bags for large wounds, some tampons found in a footlocker for small-caliber bullet wounds, a couple of kitchen knives she had ground to razor sharpness on a grinding wheel in the garage, a plastic bottle of boiled water.

Four pens, four pencils, a black magic marker, a plastic freezer bag containing six folded empty plastic freezer bags, a brush, a comb, a cosmetic case containing a lipstick and two tampons, seven marbles in a cotton bag, a set of lock picks in a leather folder, a magnifying glass in a protective case, three notebooks half full, one notebook empty, a package of tissues, a package of condoms, a package of birth control pills, a screwdriver, a Swiss Army knife, a fish-shaped water pistol, cotton swabs, tweezers, a pair of needlenose pliers, a pair of wrapped surgical gloves, a small bottle of ethyl alcohol, a high-powered flashlight with four extra batteries, two u-shaped nails, $12.

It rilly bothers me to think of these chunks that want to migrate south, but they can't because of this Tampon Roadblock.

Karla suddenly remembered to tell Susan about how Fry's doesn't sell tampons, and Susan got angrier and angrier, and the conversation became entirely tamponic.

She wants to set up forums about Fry's not selling tampons being a metaphor for men's fear of women, new product ideas, Barbie cults, and so forth.

But he hadn't brought tampons back to medieval Scotland for Circenn to play with.

How many other women have you brought back here—that you needed tampons for?

How many other women have you brought back here-that you needed tampons for?

Then I remembered my tampons, recalling something Manny had said when he saw them on my dresser one night.