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intercourse

/ˈɪn.tɚˌkɔɹs/noun3 syllables

Intercourse means: sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur.

Synonyms for intercourse19

noun, as in sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur

sexual intercourse, sex act, copulation, coitus, coition, sexual congress, sexual relation, relation, carnal knowledge

noun, as in communication between individuals

social intercourse

also used for intercourse

aphrodisia, commerce, commixtion, congress, conjunction, connection, fornicate, have sex, make love

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What does intercourse mean?2

noun

1

sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur

2

communication between individuals

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Intercourse in a sentence

  • To avoid injury or discomfort, be sure that the vagina is lubricated before intercourse.corvard
  • After menopause, women still want intercourse, but it becomes more intimate.fekundulo
  • Syphilis is an infection that can be transmitted through sexual intercourse.unknown
  • Sami saw a girl having sexual intercourse with a dog.OsoHombre
  • Buggery and sodomy are synonyms for anal intercourse.RJH
  • He's had sexual intercourse for the first time.felidad
  • How many different people have you had anal intercourse with during the last month?felidad
  • You want to have anal intercourse with me, but I am not interested.Nuel

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Forms of intercourse

as a noun

plural
intercourses