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Dictionary definition · sex

noun

  1. activities associated with sexual intercourse"they had sex in the back seat"
  2. either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided"the war between the sexes"
  3. all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses"he wanted a better sex life"
  4. the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles"she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus"

verb

  1. to evoke sexual feelings"This movie usually arouses the male audience"
  2. tell the sex (of young chickens)

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).