transcription, транскрипция: [ seks ]
( sexes, sexing, sexed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
The two sexes are the two groups, male and female, into which people and animals are divided according to the function they have in producing young.
...an entertainment star who appeals to all ages and both sexes.
...differences between the sexes.
N-COUNT : usu with supp
see also fair sex , opposite sex , same-sex , single-sex
2.
The sex of a person or animal is their characteristic of being either male or female.
She continually failed to gain promotion because of her sex...
The new technique has been used to identify the sex of foetuses.
= gender
N-COUNT : oft with poss
3.
Sex is the physical activity by which people can produce young.
He was very open in his attitudes about sex...
We have a very active sex life.
N-UNCOUNT
4.
If two people have sex , they perform the act of sex.
Have you ever thought about having sex with someone other than your husband?
PHRASE : V inflects , pl-n PHR , PHR with n