sex

IPA: sˈɛks

noun

  • (countable) A category into which sexually-reproducing organisms are divided on the basis of their reproductive roles in their species.
  • (countable) Another category, especially of humans and especially based on sexuality or gender roles.
  • (countable) The members of such a category, taken collectively.
  • (uncountable) The distinction and relation between these categories, especially in humans; gender.
  • (obsolete or literary, uncountable, with "the") Women; the human female gender and those who belong to it.
  • (uncountable) Sexual activity, usually sexual intercourse unless preceded by a modifier.
  • (countable, euphemistic or slang) Genitalia: a penis or vagina.
  • (obsolete) Alternative form of sect. [An offshoot of a larger religion or denomination.]

verb

  • (zoology, transitive) To determine the sex of (an animal).
  • (chiefly US, colloquial, transitive) To have sex with.
  • (chiefly US, colloquial, intransitive) To have sex.
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Examples of "sex" in Sentences

  • It is modish for both sexes.
  • The driver pestered her for sex.
  • The choice of sex was made by the android.
  • This determines the genetic sex of the embryo.
  • In the German ghetto, there was no segregation of the sexes.
  • The term carries an implication of a voluptuous female sex icon.
  • According to the dictionary, chaste inplies a relationship free of sex.
  • The female equivalent of testosterone is estrogen, the female sex hormone.
  • Its because the male sex gametes typically determines the sex of the offspring.
  • The female is the more brightly coloured of the sexes, and initiates courtship.

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