English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 298 of 1086

sex on legsnoun

A person or persons considered to be very sexually attractive.

sex on the beachnoun

A cocktail containing vodka, peach schnapps, cranberry juice and orange juice.

sex pactnoun

An agreement about having sex with a particular frequency, or in a particular way regardless of circumstances.

sex partnernoun

Someone that one has sex with, especially on an informal or casual basis.

sex playnoun

Play of a sexual nature between children.

sex reassignment surgerynoun

Surgical procedure that alters a person's sexual characteristics to conform to one's identified gender, particularly for transgender people, or to conform to societal standards for intersex people to present in a dyadic fashion, the latter often done without consent.

sex revealnoun

Synonym of gender reveal.

sex scenenoun

A segment in a film or television program in which characters engage in simulated or real sexual activity.

sex sellsproverb

The use of sex appeal is a successful marketing tactic.

sex strikenoun

A strike involving the withholding of sex from one's partner until demands are met.

sex swingnoun

A swing, used in sexual activity, designed to restrain one person while one or more others are able to move freely.

sex symbolnoun

A person who embodies the sexual ideals of a mass audience.

sex talknoun

Flirtatious conversation, used as foreplay or for seduction.

sex tapenoun

A video recording of a sex act, especially one starring a celebrity.

sex toynoun

Any physical object or device that is primarily used to facilitate human sexual pleasure.

sex upverb

To take part in sexual acts with.

sex worknoun

Any job in which sex or eroticism is involved, especially prostitution or pornography.

sex workernoun

A person who supplies sex work (short-term sexual services) in exchange for compensation.

sex, drugs and rock 'n' rollnoun

Indulgent and pleasurable activities.

sex, lies and videotapenoun

The controversy surrounding a political scandal.

sex-havernoun

One who has sex, especially frequently; a person with an active sex life.

sex-hungernoun

The desire for sexual intercourse.

sex-influencedadj

Of a trait or phenotype: affected by whether it appears in a male or a female body.

sex-mysterynoun

A secret religious celebration involving sexual intercourse.

sex-negativeadj

Having a generally negative view of sexuality; seeking to repress and control the libido; (in particular) seeking to ban sex work, pornography, and kinky or unusual kinds of sex.

sex-plusadj

Having as factors a person's gender and some other factor related to that gender.

sex-positiveadj

Viewing sexual activity as fundamentally beneficial and healthy; (in particular) supportive of personal autonomy and rights in relation to sex (including consensual kinky sex, queer sex, or sex work).

sex-riddenadj

Excessively concerned with or driven by sex.

sex-starvedadj

Undersexed, sexually unsatisfied.

sex-textverb

To send (someone) a sexually suggestive text message.

sex-textingnoun

The act of sending sexually explicit text messages and/or photographs between cell phones.

sex-traffickingnoun

The practice of trafficking people for the purpose of sexual exploitation.

sexa-prefix

Six.

sexableadj

Sexually attractive, worthy of having sex with.

sexadecimaladj

Pertaining to sixteen.

sexadecimallyadv

In a sexadecimal manner; in sixteen parts, or in hexadecimal.

sexagenariannoun

Synonym of sixtysomething: a person between 60 and 69 years old.

sexagenarianismnoun

The condition of being between 60 and 69 years old.

sexagenaryadj

Of or related to the number sixty

Sexagesimanoun

In the Christian calendar the Sunday two weeks before Lent, eight before Easter Sunday.

Sexagesima Sundaynoun

In the Catholic liturgical year, the eighth Sunday (i.e. the sixtieth—minus one—day) before Easter (and the second before Lent).

sexagesimaladj

Of, related to, or based on the number sixty.

sexagesimallyadv

In the sexagesimal system.

sexagesimo-quartonoun

A paper size, (1.87"-2.5" x 2.5"-3.125"), one sixty-fourth of a standard uncut flat sheet.

sexagesmnoun

Synonym of sexagesimal: a sixtieth part of something.

sexagintillionnum

10¹⁸³.

sexagonnoun

Synonym of hexagon.

sexagonaladj

Synonym of hexagonal.

sexahedronnoun

Synonym of hexahedron.

sexaholicnoun

One who is addicted to sex.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter S contains 54,294 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 1,086 pages, and you are currently viewing page 298. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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