sex

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɛks/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sɛks/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(seks)


sex
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Sense: Noun: sexual intercourse
Synonyms:
sexual intercourse, intercourse Collocations, sexual relations, relations, coitus (formal), copulation, copulating, lovemaking, making love, the act of love, the sexual act, mating Collocations, fucking Collocations (Potentially offensive), bumping uglies (Slang), banging (vulgar, slang), shagging (UK, vulgar, slang), bonking (UK, vulgar, slang), getting it on (slang), screwing (vulgar, offensive, slang), fornication, congress, coupling, physical love, carnal love, carnal knowledge, intimacy, marital relations, love Collocations, sleeping together (informal, euphemism)
Sense: Noun: gender
Synonyms:
gender Collocations, gender identity, identity Collocations, biological sex, assigned sex, sex assigned at birth, femaleness, maleness, gender differences, sex differences, sexual traits, sexual characteristics, sex characteristics, sex group, intersex, androgyny, gender neutrality, hermaphroditism


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