Look up: Sex

1. Sex
   The anatomical differences which separate men from women. Sociologists often contrast sex with gender. Sex refers to the physical characteristics of the body; gender concerns socially learned forms of behaviour. Sex and gender divisions are not the same. A transvestite, for example, is someone who i...
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2. sex
   [n] - either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided 2. [n] - all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses 3. [n] - the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles 4. [v] - tell the sex (of young chickens)
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3. Sex
   the biological distinction between females and males
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4. sex
   The biological characteristics which distinguish human beings as female or male Category: Man and society • the sum of the characteristics that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive function Category: Medicine
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5. Sex
   Sex noun [ Latin sexus : confer French sexe .] 1. The distinguishing peculiarity of male or female in both animals and plants; the physical difference between male and female; the assemblage of properties or qualities by which male i...
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6. sex
   1. The distinguishing peculiarity of male or female in both animals and plants; the physical difference between male and female; the assemblage of properties or qualities by which male is distinguished from female. ... 2. One of the two divisions of organic beings formed on the distinction of male a...
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7. sex
   sexual urge noun 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`
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8. sex
   gender noun the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles; `she didn`t want to know the sex of the foetus`
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9. sex
   noun either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided; `the war between the sexes`
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10. sex
    excite 1 turn on verb stimulate sexually; `This movie usually arouses the male audience`
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11. sex
    (seks) the fundamental distinction, found in most species of animals and plants, based on the type of gametes produced by the individual; also the category to which the individual fits on the basis of that criterion. Called also gender. See also gender identity. to determine which of these categories an organism...
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12. Sex
    • (n.) The distinguishing peculiarity of male or female in both animals and plants; the physical difference between male and female; the assemblage of properties or qualities by which male is distinguished from female. • (n.) One of the two divisions of organic beings formed on the distinc...
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13. Sex
    (from the article `West, Mae`) In 1926 West began to write, produce, and star in her own plays on Broadway. In the first of these, Sex (1926), her performance as a prostitute ...
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14. sex
    the sum of features by which members of species can be divided into two groups—male and female—that complement each other reproductively.[2 related articles]
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15. sex
    sex, term used to refer both to the two groups distinguished as males and females, and to the anatomical and physiological characteristics associated with maleness and femaleness. Sex relates to the type of reproduction in which specialized reproductive cells (gametes) form and, when united by ferti...
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16. Sex
    The physical difference between male and female in animals. In the human species the male is called man, and the female, woman. Some human beings whose sexual organs are somewhat imperfect, have acquired the name of hermaphrodite. In the civil state the sex creates a difference among individuals. Women cannot generally be elected or appointed t...
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17. Sex
    Sex is slang for sexual intercourse.
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18. Sex
    Sex is slang for sexual intercourse.
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19. Sex
    Sex is a division of living organisms based upon their reproductive capabilities. This then leads to two main divisions: male and female. The term gender meaning sex is actually a colloquialism, sex is the correct term to use when referring to 'male' or 'female' organisms, gender being properly used...
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20. sex
    Type: Term Pronunciation: seks Definitions: 1. The biologic character or quality that distinguishes male and female from one another as expressed by analysis of the person's gonadal, morphologic (internal and external), chromosomal, and hormonal characteristics. 2. The physiologic and psychological ...
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21. SEX
    /seks/ [Sun Users' Group & elsewhere] 1. Software EXchange. A technique invented by the blue-green algae hundreds of millions of years ago to speed up their evolution, which had been terribly slow up until then. Today, SEX parties are popular among hackers and others (of course, these are no longe...
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22. Sex
    The set of characteristics that determine whether the reproductive role of a plant is male or female. Usually determined by examining pre-flowers or by forcing the plant to produce flowers by providing a photoperiod of 12/12.
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23. SEX
    (computing) :The acronym SEX (written in capital letters) redirects here. For other meanings, see Sex (disambiguation). In computing, the `SEX` assembly language mnemonic has often been used for the "<code>Sign EXtend</code>" machine instruction found in the PDP-11 and ...
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24. Sex
    (book) `Sex` is a coffee table book written by Madonna with photographs by Steven Meisel Studio and film frames taken from film shot by Fabien Baron. The book was edited by Glenn O`Brien. Sex was released on October 21, 1992 by Warner Books. The book was released by Madonna as a...
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25. Sex
    (play) `Sex` is a 1926 play, written by, and starring, Mae West. It was very popular for about a year before the newspaper=Boston Daily Globe |date=February 16, 1927 |accessdate=2011-05-02 -->--> They were charged with obscenity, despite the fact that 325,000 people had watched it, inc...
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