sex

sex1 [ seks ] noun ***

1. ) uncount the activity in which people kiss and touch each other's sexual organs, which may also include SEXUAL INTERCOURSE:

Please don't talk about sex in front of the children.

the impact of sex and violence in TV programs

have sex: Parents worry about their teenagers having sex.

a ) only before noun relating to or involving sexual activity:

a sex partner (=someone you have sex with)

a sex scandal involving the President

2. ) count males or females considered as separate groups:

equal treatment of the sexes

The hostel has separate sleeping areas for each sex.

a ) count or uncount the group of features or qualities that make a person, animal, or plant either male or female: GENDER:

Discrimination against someone based on their sex is illegal.

We don't want to know the sex of our baby before it is born.

sex

sex 2 [ seks ] verb transitive TECHNICAL

to find out if an animal is male or female