sexploitation |
(informal) the use of explicit sexual details or scenes, as in a film, to attract a larger audience. |
sexpot |
(informal) a person, esp. a woman, who has a strong sex drive or has frequent sexual encounters. [2 definitions] |
sex symbol |
a notable person, often in films, television, or the like, who is considered to represent sexual desirability. |
sext |
(sometimes cap.) the fourth of the seven canonical hours, or the religious service held at this time. |
sextant |
an instrument used for navigating according to the positions of the stars. |
sextet |
a group of six, esp. six musicians playing or singing together. [2 definitions] |
sextile |
the position or aspect of two celestial bodies that are sixty degrees apart. |
sextillion |
the number represented by the Arabic numeral 1021. [2 definitions] |
sexton |
a church official who looks after church property and in some cases rings the bells and buries the dead. |
sextuple |
having six parts; sixfold. [4 definitions] |
sextuplet |
one of six children delivered at one birth. [2 definitions] |
sexual |
of or pertaining to sex or the sex organs. [3 definitions] |
sexual dimorphism |
within one species, the existence of differing forms for males versus females, as, for example, in birds. |
sexual harassment |
the repeated making of unwanted and unsolicited sexual remarks, behaviors, or propositions, especially on the part of one in a position of authority and toward a person of lower status within the same organization, often a workplace. |
sexuality |
the fact of being male or female; sexual differentiation. [3 definitions] |
Seychelles |
an island country in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar. |
Seyfert galaxy |
any of numerous spiral galaxies that have a small bright nucleus and emit light and radio waves of variable intensity. |
sf |
abbreviation of "science fiction." |