"sexes" in the noun sense
1. sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity
activities associated with sexual intercourse
"they had sex in the back seat"
2. sex
either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided
"the war between the sexes"
3. sex, sexual urge
all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses
"he wanted a better sex life"
"the film contained no sex or violence"
4. sex, gender, sexuality
the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles
"she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus"
"sexes" in the verb sense
1. arouse, sex, excite, turn on, wind up
stimulate sexually
"This movie usually arouses the male audience"
2. sex
tell the sex (of young chickens)
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