The pituitary communicates with the ovaries by sending hormones through the bloodstream â first hormones that cause the egg to mature, and then hormones that trigger ovulation. But when a woman is stressed, other hormones are released in the brain, which can bungle the hormone cycle.
seasick adjective. âº âvomiting or having the âfeeling you will âvomit because of the âmovement of the âship you are âtravelling in: I was/âfelt seasick, so I went up on âdeck for some âfresh âair. seasickness noun [U] uk us /-ËsÉªk.nÉs/. noun [U] uk us /-ËsÉªk.nÉs/.
A small nail with a flat head. 1  A thumbtack. ( 2 sewing) A loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth. ( 3 nautical) The lower corner on the leading edge of a sail relative to the direction of the wind. ( 4 nautical) A course or heading that enables a sailing vessel to head upwind. See also reach, gybe.