Explanation and meaning of sex.

sex

/sɛks/

noun
the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles
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"she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus"

Similar:

gender sexuality

type of:
physiological property
noun
activities associated with sexual intercourse
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"they had sex in the back seat"

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sex activity sexual activity sexual practice

type of:
body process bodily function bodily process activity
noun
all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses
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"he wanted a better sex life" "the film contained no sex or violence"

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sexual urge

type of:
feeling
verb
stimulate sexually
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Similar:

arouse excite turn on wind up

type of:
stimulate excite shake shake up stir
noun
either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided
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"the war between the sexes"

type of:
family category class
verb
tell the sex (of young chickens)
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type of:
secern severalize differentiate distinguish tell tell apart separate severalise secernate

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