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Sex ActnounMWEthe act of sexual procreation between a man and a womanverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sex ActivitynounMWEactivities associated with sexual intercourseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sex AppealnounMWEattractiveness to the opposite sexverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sex BombnounMWEa young woman who is thought to have sex appealverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sex CellnounMWEa spermatozoon or an ovumverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sex ChangenounMWEa change in a person's physical sexual characteristics (as by surgery and hormone treatments)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Sex CharacternounMWEthose characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the otherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sex CharacteristicnounMWEthose characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the otherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sex ChromatinnounMWEchromatin found only in female cellsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sex ChromosomenounMWE(genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an individualverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sex CrimenounMWEa statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threatverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sex DrivenounMWEa physiological need for sexual activityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sex GlandnounMWEa gland in which gametes are producedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sex HormonenounMWEany hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sex KittennounMWEa young woman who is thought to have sex appealverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sex LinkagenounMWEan association between genes in sex chromosomes that makes some characteristics appear more frequently in one sex than in the otherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sex ManualnounMWEa manual containing instruction in sexual techniquesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sex ObjectnounMWEany person regarded simply as an object of sexual gratificationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sex OffendernounMWEsomeone who has been convicted of a sex crimeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sex OffensenounMWEa statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threatverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sex OrgannounMWEany organ involved in sexual reproductionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sex SegregationnounMWEthe traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secludedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sex SymbolnounMWEa person (especially a celebrity) who is well-known for their sexual attractivenessverifiedMay 18, 2026
sex upverbMWEgive erotic character to or make more interestingverifiedJun 3, 2026
Sex-Linked DisordernounMWEany disease or abnormality that is determined by the sex hormonesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sexadecimal NotationnounMWEany notation that uses 16 different charactersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sexadecimal Number SystemnounMWEa positional system of numeration that uses hexadecimal digits and a radix of sixteenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sexual AbstentionnounMWEabstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Sexual AbusenounMWEa statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threatverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sexual ActivitynounMWEactivities associated with sexual intercourseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sexual ArousalnounMWEthe arousal of sexual desires in preparation for sexual behaviorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sexual AssaultnounMWEa statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threatverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sexual AttractionnounMWEattractiveness on the basis of sexual desireverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sexual CharacteristicnounMWEthose characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the otherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sexual ClimaxnounMWEthe moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sexual CongressnounMWEthe act of sexual procreation between a man and a womanverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sexual ConquestnounMWEa seduction culminating in sexual intercourseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sexual DesirenounMWEa desire for sexual intimacyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sexual DiscriminationnounMWEdiscrimination (usually in employment) that excludes one sex (usually women) to the benefit of the other sexverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sexual HarassmentnounMWEunwelcome sexual behavior by a supervisor toward an employeeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sexual ImmoralitynounMWEthe evil ascribed to sexual acts that violate social conventionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sexual IntercoursenounMWEthe act of sexual procreation between a man and a womanverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sexual InversionnounMWEa term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sexverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sexual LovenounMWEsexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two peopleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sexual MoralitynounMWEmorality with respect to sexual relationsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sexual PerversionnounMWEan aberrant sexual practiceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sexual PleasurenounMWEpleasure derived from sexual activitiesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sexual PracticenounMWEactivities associated with sexual intercourseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sexual RelationnounMWEthe act of sexual procreation between a man and a womanverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sexual RelationshipnounMWEa relationship involving sexual intimacyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sexual ReproductionnounMWEreproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gameteverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sexual UnionnounMWEthe act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sexual UrgenounMWEall of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulsesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sexually AttractiveadjectiveMWEcapable of arousing desirecandidateMay 18, 2026
Sexually Transmitted DiseasenounMWEa communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contactverifiedMay 18, 2026
shack upverbMWEshare living quarterscandidateJun 3, 2026
Shad RoenounMWEroe of shadverifiedMay 18, 2026
shade offverbMWEcast a shadow oververifiedJun 3, 2026
Shade TreenounMWEa tree planted or valued chiefly for its shade from sunlightverifiedMay 18, 2026
Shades ofnounMWEsomething that reminds you of someone or somethingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Shadow BoxnounMWEa shallow rectangular box with a transparent front used to protect and display small items (jewelry, coins, etc.)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Shadow CabinetnounMWEa group of senior members of the political party that is out of powerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Shadow ITnounMWEA term used to describe IT systems or applications used inside institutions without explicit approval.verifiedMay 9, 2026
Shadow Password FilesnounMWEA system file in which encryption user password are stored so that they aren't available to people who try to break into the system.verifiedMay 9, 2026
Shadow PlaynounMWEa drama executed by throwing shadows on a wallverifiedMay 18, 2026
Shadow ShownounMWEa drama executed by throwing shadows on a wallverifiedMay 18, 2026
Shaft LousenounMWEa louse parasitic on poultryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Shaft of LightnounMWEa column of light (as from a beacon)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Shag RugnounMWEa rug with long pileverifiedMay 18, 2026
Shagbark HickorynounMWENorth American hickory having loose grey shaggy bark and edible nutsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Shaggy CapnounMWEcommon edible mushroom having an elongated shaggy white cap and black sporesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Shaggy Dog StorynounMWEa long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessnessverifiedMay 18, 2026
Shaggymane MushroomnounMWEcommon edible mushroom having an elongated shaggy white cap and black sporesverifiedMay 18, 2026
shake handsverbMWEtake someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulationcandidateJun 3, 2026
shake offverbMWEget rid ofverifiedJun 3, 2026
shake upverbMWEstir the feelings, emotions, or peace ofverifiedJun 3, 2026
Shaking PalsynounMWEa degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordinationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Shale OilnounMWEoil extracted from oil shale by heatingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Shallow FordingnounMWEfording at a shallow placeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Shallow LearningnounMWETechniques that separate the process of feature extraction from learning itself.verifiedAug 28, 2026
Shame PlantnounMWEprostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and AustraliaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Shammy LeathernounMWEa soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskinverifiedMay 18, 2026
Shamrock PeanounMWEtrailing trifoliate Asiatic and African herb having cobalt blue flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Shank's MarenounMWEyou own legsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Shank's PonynounMWEyou own legsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Shanks' MarenounMWEyou own legsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Shanks' PonynounMWEyou own legsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Shape ConstancynounMWEthe tendency to perceive the shape of a rigid object as constant despite differences in the viewing angle (and consequent differences in the shape of the pattern projected on the retina of the eye)verifiedMay 18, 2026
shape upverbMWEdevelop in a positive wayverifiedJun 3, 2026
Shaping MachinenounMWEa machine tool for shaping metal or woodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Shaping ToolnounMWEa tool for shaping metalverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sharecrop FarmernounMWEsmall farmers and tenantsverifiedMay 18, 2026
shared accountnounMWEA single local account created for a group, with one user name and one password.verifiedMay 9, 2026
Shared OutadjectiveMWEdistributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purposecandidateMay 18, 2026
Shared SecretnounMWEA secret used in authentication that is known to the Claimant and the Verifier.verifiedAug 30, 2026
Sharia LawnounMWEthe code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of MohammedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Shariah LawnounMWEthe code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of MohammedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Shark OilnounMWEa fatty yellow to brown oil obtained from the livers of sharksverifiedMay 18, 2026
Shark RepellentnounMWEa measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attemptsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Shark-Liver OilnounMWEa fatty yellow to brown oil obtained from the livers of sharksverifiedMay 18, 2026