seks n.,
adj., & v. --n. 1
either of
the main divisions (male
and female)
into which living things are placed on the
basis of
their reproductive functions. 2 the
fact of belonging to
one of
these. 3 males or females collectively. 4
sexual instincts, desires,
etc., or their manifestation. 5 colloq. sexual
intercourse. --adj. 1 of or relating to sex (sex education). 2 arising
from a
difference or
consciousness of sex (sex
antagonism; sex urge). --v.tr. 1
determine the sex
of. 2 (as sexed adj.) a having a sexual
appetite (highly sexed). b having sexual characteristics. øsex
act (usu. prec. by the) the (or an) act of sexual intercourse. sex
appeal sexual attractiveness. sex
change an
apparent change of sex by
surgical means and
hormone treatment. sex
chromosome a chromosome
concerned in determining the sex of an
organism, which in
most animals are of
two kinds, the
X-chromosome and the
Y-chromosome. sex hormone a hormone affecting sexual
development or
behaviour. sex
kitten colloq. a
young woman who asserts
her sex appeal. sex
life a person's
activity related to sexual instincts. sex-linked
Genetics carried on or by a sex chromosome. sex
maniac colloq. a
person needing or seeking
excessive gratification of the sexual instincts. sex
object a person regarded
mainly in terms of sexual attractiveness. sex-starved
lacking sexual gratification. sex
symbol a person
widely noted
for sex appeal. øøsexer n. [ME f. OF sexe or L sexus]