[QUOTE] [B][SIZE="4"]"sex"[/SIZE][/B] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=1] [*]activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/sexual activity"]sexual activity[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/sexual practice"]sexual practice[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/sex activity"]sex activity[/URL]] [*]either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided; "the war between the sexes" [*]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" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/sexual urge"]sexual urge[/URL]] [*]the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles; "she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/gender"]gender[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/sexuality"]sexuality[/URL]] [/LIST] [B]verb[/B] [LIST=1] [*]stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/arouse"]arouse[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/excite"]excite[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/turn on"]turn on[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/wind up"]wind up[/URL]] [*]tell the sex (of young chickens) [/LIST] Source: [URL="http://www.word.sc/sex"]http://www.word.sc/sex[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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