Sex

  • 71sex — 1. The biologic character or quality that distinguishes male and female from one another as expressed by analysis of the individual s gonadal, morphologic (internal and external), chromosomal, and hormonal characteristics. Cf.:gender. 2. The… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 72Sex — Perhaps it is overstating the obvious to say that this interesting surname has no apparent connection with its modern (medieval) popular meaning. The surname Sex has two possible sources of derivation, the first is from the Latin Sextus meaning… …

    Surnames reference

  • 73Sex — 1. Erotik, Geschlechtlichkeit, Geschlechtsleben, Sexualität, Sexualleben; (geh.): Fleischeslust. 2. Akt, geschlechtliche Vereinigung, Geschlechtsakt, Geschlechtsverkehr, Koitus, Kopulation, Sexualverkehr; (geh.): Liebesakt; (bildungsspr.):… …

    Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • 74sex up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms sex up : present tense I/you/we/they sex up he/she/it sexes up present participle sexing up past tense sexed up past participle sexed up informal to change something in order to make it seem more interesting,… …

    English dictionary

  • 75sex — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin sexus Date: 14th century 1. either of the two major forms of individuals that occur in many species and that are distinguished respectively as female or male especially on the basis of their… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 76sex up — verb a) To take part in sexual acts with. I wanna sex you up! b) To arouse somebody sexually Get spanked: itll sex you up!<! please feel free to replace with something less risque …

    Wiktionary

  • 77Sex —    Unlike some Semitic peoples of the Near East, the ancient Egyptians had a rather relaxed view of sex and sexuality. While wisdom literatureadvised moderation in sexual life and also in drinking, sex was regarded as a natural and enjoyable part …

    Ancient Egypt

  • 78Sex —    One of the most scandalous stage works to reach Broadway in the 1920s, Sex was a vehicle Mae West wrote for herself under the pseudonym Jane Mast. Its initial production on 26 April 1926 at Daly s Theatre resulted in an impressive 375… …

    The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater

  • 79sex-2 — [L. sexus sex] a combining form denoting relationship to sex or sexuality …

    Medical dictionary

  • 80Sex — large cloth bag(s) used as containers for such things as potatoes, cement, etc.: sex of manure , corn sex , etc …

    Dictionary of Australian slang