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   sex

   /sɛks/

   noun

   • 1. (chiefly with reference to people) sexual activity, including specifically sexual intercourse: "they enjoyed talking about sex" Similar sexual intercourseintercourselovemakingmaking lovesex actsexual relationsmatinginformal:nookiebonkingrumpy pumpya bit of the otherhow's your fatherpata-patavulgar slang:screwingfuckingshaggingformal:coituscoitioncopulationarchaic:fornicationcarnal knowledgecongresscommercethe facts of lifesexual reproductionreproductioninformal:the birds and the bees
   • ▪ a person's genitals. euphemistic
   • 2. either of the two main categories (male and female) into which humans and most other living things are divided on the basis of their reproductive functions: "adults of both sexes" Similar gender
   • ▪ the members of either sex considered as a group: "she was well known for her efforts to improve the social condition of her sex" Similar gender
   • ▪ the fact of belonging to either the male or female sex: "the same allowances for childcare should be available to all single parents irrespective of sex"

   verb

   • 1. determine the sex of: "each bird would need to be individually sexed"
   • 2. present something in a more interesting or lively way. informal
   • 3. arouse or attempt to arouse someone sexually. informal

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting the two categories, male and female): from Old French sexe or Latin sexus.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sexer noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • S

     1

   • E

     1

   • X

     8

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