Sex

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Sexual activity, especially sexual intercourse.
  • noun. The sexual urge or instinct as it manifests itself in behavior.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Either of the two divisions, designated female and male, by which most organisms are classified on the basis of their reproductive organs and functions.
  • noun. The fact or condition of existing in these two divisions, especially the collection of characteristics that distinguish female and male.
  • noun. Females or males considered as a group.
  • noun. One's identity as either female or male.
  • noun. The genitals.
  • transitive verb. To determine the sex of (an organism).
  • transitive verb. undefined
  • transitive verb. To arouse sexually. Often used with up.
  • transitive verb. To increase the appeal or attractiveness of. Often used with up.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To ascertain the sex of (a specimen of natural history); mark or label as male or female.
  • noun. An obsolete or dialectal form of six.
  • noun. The character of being either male or female; the anatomical and physiological distinction between male and female, evidenced by the physical character of their generative organs, and the part taken by each in the function of reproduction; gender, with reference to living organisms.
  • noun. Either one of the two kinds of beings, male and female, which are distinguished by sex; males or females, collectively considered and contrasted.
  • noun. Especially, the female sex; womankind, by way of emphasis: generally with the definite article.
  • noun. In botany, the character or structure of plants which corresponds to sex in animals, there being, except in the lowest orders, a clear differentiation of male and female elements.
  • noun. the female sex collectively; womankind.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The distinguishing peculiarity of male or female in both animals and plants; the physical difference between male and female; the assemblage of properties or qualities by which male is distinguished from female.
  • noun. One of the two divisions of organic beings formed on the distinction of male and female.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The capability in plants of fertilizing or of being fertilized.
  • noun. One of the groups founded on this distinction.
  • noun. the female sex; women, in general.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Either of two main divisions (either female or male) into which many organisms can be placed, according to reproductive function or organs.
  • noun. The distinguishing property, quality, or assemblage of properties by which organisms are classified as female or male on the basis of their reproductive organs and functions; the set of properties by which male is distinguished from female.
  • noun. Sexual intercourse; the act of sexual intercourse.
  • noun. Genitalia; a penis or vagina.
  • noun. Women; womankind.
  • verb. To determine the biological sex of an animal.
  • verb. To have sex with.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided
  • noun. the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles
  • noun. activities associated with sexual intercourse
  • verb. stimulate sexually
  • verb. tell the sex (of young chickens)
  • noun. all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses
  • Word Usage
    "If the immutable character of sex is contested, perhaps this construct called ˜sex™ is as culturally constructed as gender; indeed, perhaps it was always already gender, with the consequence that the distinction between sex and gender turns out to be no distinction at all."
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