sex : Idioms & Phrases


anal sex

  • noun intercourse via the anus, committed by a man with a man or woman
    sodomy; buggery; anal intercourse.
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extramarital sex

  • noun sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another
    free love.
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fair sex

  • noun women as a class
    womanhood; woman.
    • it's an insult to American womanhood
    • woman is the glory of creation
    • the fair sex gathered on the veranda
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have sex

  • verb have sexual intercourse with
    love; fuck; sleep with; have it away; screw; have intercourse; get it on; lie with; hump; make love; make out; get laid; have a go at it; bonk; eff; jazz; be intimate; know; have it off; bang; bed; do it; roll in the hay; sleep together.
    • This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm
    • Adam knew Eve
    • Were you ever intimate with this man?
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highly-sexed

  • adjective satellite having excessive sexual desire or appeal
    oversexed.
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oral sex

  • noun oral stimulation of the genitals
    head.
    • they say he gives good head
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primary sex character

  • noun the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction)
    primary sexual characteristic; primary sex character.
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primary sex characteristic

  • noun the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction)
    primary sexual characteristic; primary sex character.
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safe sex

  • noun sexual activity (especially sexual intercourse) with the use of measures (such as latex condoms) to avoid the transmission of disease (especially AIDS)
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same-sex marriage

  • noun two people of the same sex who live together as a family
    • the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly debated
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secondary sex character

  • noun the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature)
    secondary sex character; secondary sexual characteristic.
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secondary sex characteristic

  • noun the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature)
    secondary sex character; secondary sexual characteristic.
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sex act

  • noun the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur
    congress; intercourse; sexual intercourse; sexual relation; carnal knowledge; sexual congress; relation; copulation; coitus; coition.
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sex activity

  • noun activities associated with sexual intercourse
    sexual activity; sex; sexual practice.
    • they had sex in the back seat
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sex appeal

  • noun attractiveness to the opposite sex
    desirability; desirableness; oomph.
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sex bomb

  • noun a young woman who is thought to have sex appeal
    sexpot; sex bomb.
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sex cell

  • noun a spermatozoon or an ovum; a cell responsible for transmitting DNA to the next generation
    reproductive cell; germ cell.
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sex change

  • noun a change in a person's physical sexual characteristics (as by surgery and hormone treatments)
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sex character

  • noun those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other
    sex character; sexual characteristic.
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sex characteristic

  • noun those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other
    sex character; sexual characteristic.
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sex chromatin

  • noun chromatin found only in female cells
    • the presence or absence of sex chromatin in cells obtained by amniocentesis makes it possible to determine the sex of a fetus
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sex chromosome

  • noun (genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an individual
    • mammals normally have two sex chromosomes
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sex crime

  • noun a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat
    sexual abuse; sex crime; sexual assault.
    • most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault
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sex drive

  • noun a physiological need for sexual activity
    • testosterone is responsible for the male sex drive
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sex gland

  • noun a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced
    gonad.
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sex hormone

  • noun any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs
    steroid hormone; steroid.
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sex kitten

  • noun a young woman who is thought to have sex appeal
    sexpot; sex bomb.
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sex linkage

  • noun an association between genes in sex chromosomes that makes some characteristics appear more frequently in one sex than in the other
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sex manual

  • noun a manual containing instruction in sexual techniques; intended to enhance the reader's sexual life
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sex object

  • noun any person regarded simply as an object of sexual gratification
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sex offender

  • noun someone who has been convicted of a sex crime
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sex offense

  • noun a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat
    sexual abuse; sex crime; sexual assault.
    • most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault
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sex organ

  • noun any organ involved in sexual reproduction
    reproductive organ.
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sex segregation

  • noun the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded
    purdah.
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sex symbol

  • noun a person (especially a celebrity) who is well-known for their sexual attractiveness
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sex up

  • verb give erotic character to or make more interesting
    eroticize.
    • eroticize the ads
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sex-

Sex-
Etymology
L. sex six. See Six.
Definitions
  1. A combining form meaning six; as, sexdigitism; sexennial.
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sex-change operation

  • noun surgical procedures and hormonal treatments designed to alter a person's sexual characteristics so that the resemble those of the opposite sex
    transsexual surgery.
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sex-limited

  • adjective relating to characteristics that are expressed differently in the two sexes
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sex-linked

  • adjective concerning characteristics that are determined by genes carried on the sex chromosomes (on the X chromosome in particular)
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sex-linked disorder

  • noun any disease or abnormality that is determined by the sex hormones
    • hemophilia is determined by a gene defect on an X chromosome
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sex-starved

  • adjective satellite desiring but deprived of sexual gratification
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The fair sex

  • the female sex.
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The sex

  • the female sex; women, in general.
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