sex

Meanings

• activities associated with sexual intercourse
  • "they had sex in the back seat"
• 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"
• the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles
  • "she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus"
• stimulate sexually
• tell the sex (of young chickens)

Synonyms

arouse, excite, gender, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice, sexual urge, sexuality, turn on, wind up