| sewer2 |
someone or something that sews. |
| sewerage |
the system of sewers and drains that serves an area. [2 definitions] |
| sewing |
the act or process of working with a needle and thread. [2 definitions] |
| sewing circle |
a group of women who meet regularly to sew, often for a charitable cause such as a church sale. |
| sewing machine |
any of various machines for stitching or sewing, esp. one used for making clothing or the like. |
| sewn |
a past participle of sew. |
| sew up |
(informal) l. to bring successfully to a close. [2 definitions] |
| sex |
the sum of the qualities and characteristics that distinguish living things as being either male or female based on their physical role in reproduction. [6 definitions] |
| sex-1 |
six. |
| sex-2 |
sex; gender. |
| sexagenarian |
being, of, or concerning one who is between the ages of sixty and seventy. [2 definitions] |
| sex appeal |
physical attractiveness or personal charm that arouses sexual interest. |
| sex chromosome |
either of two sex-determining chromosomes, designated X and Y, in the reproductive cells of human beings, most animals, and some plants. |
| sexed |
having sexual characteristics; being either male or female. [2 definitions] |
| sex hormone |
any of various hormones, such as estrogen, testosterone, and androgen, that affect the development or functioning of the reproductive organs or influence the development of secondary sex characteristics. |
| sexism |
discrimination on the basis of sex, esp. as directed against women. |
| sexist |
one who practices or advocates sexism. [2 definitions] |
| sexless |
having no sexual characteristics; asexual; neuter. [2 definitions] |
| sex-linkage |
in genetics, an association between certain inherited traits and sex, the genes for those traits being carried on one of the sex chromosomes. |
| sex-linked |
of a gene or genetic trait, carried on the chromosome that determines gender. |
| sexology |
the scientific study of human sexual practices or behavior. |