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.