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sex - 7 definitions

- noun
1. sexual activity -- activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat"
synonyms: sexual activity, sexual practice, sex activity
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. sex -- either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided; "the war between the sexes"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. sex -- all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses; "he wanted a better sex life"; "the film contained no sex or violence"
synonyms: sexual urge
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. sex -- the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles; "she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus"
synonyms: gender, sexuality
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
5. arouse -- stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
synonyms: arouse, excite, turn on, wind up
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. sex -- tell the sex (of young chickens)
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. sex, sexed -- to determine the sex
synonyms: sexed, sexes, sexing
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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