intercourse

  • 11intercourse — n. 1) to have intercourse with 2) anal; heterosexual; oral; sexual intercourse 3) social intercourse 4) intercourse among, between; with * * * [ ɪntəkɔːs] between heterosexual oral sexual intercourse with anal …

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  • 12intercourse —    copulation    Literally, any verbal or other exchange between people, which is why we should think no ill of Sir Thomas More, nor question his canonization:     For justifying himself he wrote a full account of the intercourse he had with the… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 13intercourse — [[t]ɪ̱ntə(r)kɔː(r)s[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Intercourse is the act of having sex. [FORMAL] ...sexual intercourse... We didn t have intercourse. 2) N UNCOUNT: usu adj N Social intercourse is communication between people as they spend time together. [OLD …

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  • 14intercourse — noun Etymology: Middle English intercurse, probably from Middle French entrecours, from Medieval Latin intercursus, from Latin, act of running between, from intercurrere to run between, from inter + currere to run more at car Date: 15th century 1 …

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  • 15intercourse — Communication or dealings between or among people. [L. intercursus, a running between] sexual i. SYN: coitus. * * * in·ter·course int ər .kō(ə)rs, .kȯ(ə)rs n 1) connection or dealings between persons or groups 2) physical sexual contact between… …

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  • 16intercourse — Synonyms and related words: ESP, accord, act of love, addition, adjunct, adultery, affairs, affiliation, affinity, agglomeration, agglutination, aggregation, alliance, alternation, answer, aphrodisia, approximation, articulation, ass, assemblage …

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  • 17intercourse — noun 1) social intercourse Syn: dealings, relations, relationships, association, connections, contact; interchange, communication, communion, correspondence; negotiations, bargaining, transactions; trade, traffic, commerce; informal doings …

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  • 18intercourse — noun 1) social intercourse Syn: dealings, relations, relationships, contact, interchange, communication 2) she did not consent to intercourse Syn: sexual intercourse, sex, sexual relations, mating …

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  • 19intercourse — in|ter|course [ˈıntəko:s US ˈıntərko:rs] n [U] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: entrecours, from Latin intercursus, past participle of intercurrere to run between ] 1.) also sexual intercourse the act of having sex 2.) an exchange… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20intercourse — in|ter|course [ ıntər,kɔrs ] noun uncount 1. ) SEXUAL INTERCOURSE 2. ) OLD FASHIONED communication between people or activities that people do together: social intercourse …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English