Definition of Sex

1. Noun. Activities associated with sexual intercourse. "They had sex in the back seat"


2. Verb. Stimulate sexually. "The performance is likely to sex Sue"; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
Exact synonyms: Arouse, Excite, Turn On, Wind Up
Generic synonyms: Excite, Shake, Shake Up, Stimulate, Stir
Specialized synonyms: Tempt
Derivative terms: Turn-on

3. Noun. Either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided. "The war between the sexes"
Generic synonyms: Category, Class, Family

4. Verb. Tell the sex (of young chickens).

5. Noun. All of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses. "The film contained no sex or violence"
Exact synonyms: Sexual Urge
Generic synonyms: Feeling
Derivative terms: Sexy, Sexy

6. Noun. The properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles. "She didn't want to know the sex of the foetus"
Exact synonyms: Gender, Sexuality
Generic synonyms: Physiological Property
Specialized synonyms: Maleness, Masculinity, Androgyny, Bisexuality, Hermaphroditism, Femaleness, Feminineness
Attributes: Male, Female, Androgynous, Sexual, Asexual, Nonsexual
Derivative terms: Sexual

Definition of Sex

1. n. 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.

Definition of Sex

1. to determine the sex (the property by which organisms are classified according to reproductive functions) of [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Medical Definition of Sex

1. 1. 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. 2. One of the two divisions of organic beings formed on the distinction of male and female. 3. The capability in plants of fertilizing or of being fertilized; as, staminate and pistillate flowers are of opposite sexes. One of the groups founded on this distinction. The sex, the female sex; women, in general. Origin: L. Sexus: cf. F. Sexe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Sex

sewing
sewing-machine operator
sewing-machine stitch
sewings
sewing basket
sewing kit
sewing machine
sewing needle
sewing room
sewing spasm
sewins
sewn
sews
sew together
sex (current term)
sex (current term)
sex-change operation
sex-influenced
sex-influenced esterase
sex-influenced inheritance
sex-limited
sex-limited
sex-limited inheritance
sex-linked
sex-linked
sex-linked character
sex-linked disorder
sex-linked inheritance
sex-linked locus
sex-starved

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