sex
Meaning of sex
noun
- (chiefly with reference to people) sexual activity, including specifically sexual intercourse.
they enjoyed talking about sex
I didn't want to have sex with him
- either of the two main categories (male and female) into which humans and most other living things are divided on the basis of their reproductive functions.
adults of both sexes
- determine the sex of.
each bird would need to be individually sexed
- present something in a more interesting or lively way.
- arouse or attempt to arouse someone sexually.
late Middle English (denoting the two categories, male and female): from Old French sexe or Latin sexus .
combining form, prefix
variant spelling of sexi-, shortened before a vowel (as in sexennial ), or shortened before a consonant (as in sexfoil ).
combining form, prefix- six; having six.
sexivalent
from Latin sex ‘six’.
Information about sex
- The plural form of sex is: sexes.
- Languages in which sex is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of sex
sex
- It consists of 1 syllables and 3 chars.
- sex is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
sex synonyms
Meaning gender:
Meaning arouse:
Meaning short for sexual intercourse:
Meaning sexual activity, especially sexual intercourse:
Meaning the action of animals coming together to breed; copulation:
Meaning sexual activity or intercourse:
Meaning hit or strike (someone or something):
Meaning sexual intercourse:
Meaning another term for coitus:
Meaning sexual intercourse between people not married to each other:
Meaning a formal meeting or series of meetings for discussion between delegates, especially those from a political party, trade union, or from within a particular sphere of activity:
Meaning the activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale:
Meaning the action or process of copying something:
Meaning the sexual partner of a bird or other animal:
Meaning entice (someone) into sexual activity:
Meaning a piece of furniture for sleep or rest, typically a framework with a mattress:
Meaning a sudden or headlong fall:
Meaning an act or the sound of hitting someone or something:
Meaning an act or instance of having sex:
Meaning have sexual intercourse:
Meaning have sexual intercourse with someone one is not married to:
Meaning have as belonging to one; own:
Meaning two people or things of the same sort considered together:
Meaning have sexual intercourse with:
Meaning be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information:
Meaning fasten or tighten with a screw or screws:
Meaning used to emphasize or express annoyance with someone or something:
Meaning chase or catch (fly balls) for practice:
Meaning a short, slender, sharp-pointed metal pin with a raised helical thread running round it and a slotted head, used to join things together by being rotated so that it pierces wood or other material and :
Meaning a sudden loud, sharp noise:
Meaning the general appearance of an area of land:
Meaning a long, narrow part or section forming the handle of a tool or club, the body of a spear or arrow, or similar:
Meaning a man's penis:
Meaning have sex with:
Meaning a party or other social event:
Meaning people with plenty of money and possessions:
Meaning a rounded raised mass of earth or land:
Meaning an act of poking someone or something:
Meaning a journey made on a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle, or in a vehicle:
Meaning the action of helping or doing work for someone:
Meaning a carpet or rug with a long, rough pile:
Meaning a rounded lump or ball, especially at the end or on the surface of something:
Meaning your message has been received (used in radio communication):
Meaning a crushing or grating sound or motion:
Meaning matter, material, articles, or activities of a specified or indeterminate kind that are being referred to, indicated, or implied:
Meaning a ram:
Meaning a short bar of iron or steel used as a lever, especially for tightening a box spanner:
Meaning a solid or hollow spherical or egg-shaped object that is kicked, thrown, or hit in a game:
Meaning an act of jumping from a surface by pushing upwards with one's legs and feet:
Meaning any of the pieces of hard whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans and other vertebrates:
Meaning the flesh of a pig used as food, especially when uncured:
Meaning cheat or swindle (someone) so as to deprive them of something:
Meaning a small metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven into wood to join things together or to serve as a hook:
Meaning the part of a plant which attaches it to the ground or to a support, typically underground, conveying water and nourishment to the rest of the plant via numerous branches and fibres:
Translation of sex
Words that rhyme with sex
desex, Middlesex, middlesex, resex, unisex, antisex, unsex, homosex, heterosex, cybersex, intersex, supersex, Essex, Wessex, Sussex, Tussex, sussex
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